Former San Diego Mayor Charged with Battery, False Imprisonment
Bob Filner resigned over sexual harassment claims
Disgraced former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, driven from office by allegations of sexual harassment, was charged Tuesday with felony false imprisonment and two counts of misdemeanor battery.
The felony count alleges false imprisonment "by violence, fraud, menace and deceit" but does not elaborate on the circumstances.
The victims were identified as three Jane Does.
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