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The mayor of San Diego, California, has said he will attend "behaviour counselling" amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Seven women have now accused Bob Filner, 70, of unwelcome advances, some of them physical. The local Democratic committee voted by 34-6 on Thursday for the leader of the nation's eighth-largest city to quit. In a news conference, Mr Filner said his behaviour had been "inexcusable", but did not say he was stepping down. "I have apologised to my staff, I have apologised to the women I have offended," said the divorced 70-year-old on Friday. The former congressman went on: "I am responsible for my conduct and I must take responsibility for my conduct by taking actions so that such conduct does not ever happen again. "So beginning on August fifth I will be entering a behaviour counselling clinic to undergo two weeks of intensive therapy to begin the process of addressing my behaviour." 'Headlocks' Mr Filner's problems began two weeks ago when Donna Frye, a former councilwoman and onetime supporter, called on him to step down, saying she had evidence that he had harassed women. He responded with a video apology, calling his behaviour "inappropriate and wrong", declaring: "I need help." Then on Monday, Mr Filner's former communications director, Irene McCormack Jackson, filed a lawsuit against him and the city. She alleged he had asked her to work without underwear, told her he wanted to see her naked and put her in a "headlock" while making unwelcome advances. | 
