The Trump administration is launching an initiative on Thursday to crack down on sexual harassment of women by landlords and encourage victims to come forward for help from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The two departments will create a task force to combat sexual harassment in housing and pursue a public awareness campaign to convince victims to report abuses with the backing of the government. This comes as the #MeToo global movement to stop sexual harassment continues to gain momentum.
"I can't think of a more important priority than protecting the sanctity of the home," Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, who heads the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said in an interview with Reuters.