The Washington Post reported that Ray had been on the payroll of a committee run by Hays for two years as a clerk-secretary.
Ray also admitted having sex with married Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) at his houseboat in August 1972.
[3][4][5] Both Gravel and Gray denied the accusations and a federal investigation ended with no charges being filed.
Decades later, Gravel admitted having sex with Ray, but continued to maintain that it was not in exchange for his vote.
[6] After the Hays scandal broke, she authored a book titled The Washington Fringe Benefit.