Unlike the Tribune, none of the outlets Welch spoke with had interviewed the harassment victims, leaving Welch to present a largely one-sided account. * WGN… Welch told WGN that in 2023, his then chief of staff Tiffany Moy had heard something was going on in Rep. Benton’s office. “She was insistent on not going through that process,” Welch said. Still, she said she wanted action taken so no other women would be subjected to Benton’s harassment in the future. “We still did an informal investigation and we brought the representative in and he adamantly denied the allegations,” Welch said.