Former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher organized a press conference Friday to deliver his first public remarks since a judge dismissed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him last month.

Fletcher choked up several times as he spoke before a row of cameras.

“With this behind us, we have a weight that’s been lifted to allow us to enjoy life, to look ahead,” he said with his wife, Lorena Gonzalez, by his side.

Metropolitan Transit System employee Grecia Figueroa accused Fletcher of sexual harassment and assault . Fletcher was chair of the MTS board at the time.

He soon stepped down from the transit board, resigned from the county Board of Supervisors and dropped his run for state Senate.

The contentious civil case plodded its way through the legal process for more than two ye

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