Years After Her Own Ordeal, Katie Brennan Sponsors New Victims’ Rights Legislation

The legislation comes years after Brennan’s allegations against a Murphy campaign aide sparked one of the biggest political controversies in recent New Jersey history.

TRENTON, N.J. — Assemblywoman Katie Brennan has introduced legislation that would prohibit New Jersey courts from requiring victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking to undergo gynecological examinations or other intimate physical exams as part of criminal or civil proceedings.

The proposal comes years after Brennan became a central figure in a political scandal that engulfed Gov. Phil Murphy’s administ...