Embattled County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher — the subject of a suit filed this week by a former MTS employee alleging a pair of sexual assaults by the prominent San Diego politician, who resigned as the chair of the MTS on Tuesday — faces additional accusations of improper behavior, this time lodged by a former UC San Diego student who interned for him back in 2015.
Late on Wednesday night, Fletcher said he would resign from the board of supervisors, confirming on Thursday that he planned on retaining his seat through 5 p.m. on May 15, which would coincide with the end of his medical leave. He is currently being treated out of state for trauma and alcoholism.
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The former intern, who is named Amanda (her name is not being disclosed in order to preserve her anonymity), was 19 years old when she applied for an internship with the Three Wise Men Foundation, which focuses on veterans issues and was founded by Fletcher, who is a currently a professor of practice in political science at UC San Diego and served in the past as a U.S. Marine. According to a published report, Three Wise Men merged with the Headstrong Project in 2018.
In her capacity as an intern, Amanda traveled to Minnesota with Fletcher in 2015, she confirmed to NBC 7 on Thursday, also verifying her allegation that on the trip, while a photo was being taken, Fletcher told her she was “hot” and ran his hand over her buttocks. In addition, she corroborated to NBC 7 her allegation that Fletcher sent her explicit texts during the trip and asked for a massage.
Amanda later reported the incident to her supervisor at Three Wise Men, Kaylee Wilson, Amanda confirmed Thursday, and, further on, to the Sexual Assault Resource Center at UC San Diego.
