The House Ethics Committee received a complaint this week about the chief of staff of Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry. The staffer has hounded a political science professor in recent days for liking a Facebook post mocking Fortenberry, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.

The Facebook post shows a photo of a manipulated campaign sign. Vandals added googly eyes to the congressman’s photo and changed the wording to read, “Jeff Fartenberry: Strong Families, Strong Communities, Strong Odor.”

William “Reyn” Archer III, Fortenberry’s chief of staff, launched a crusade to hold University of Nebraska-Lincoln associate professor Ari Kohen accountable for liking the offending post.

Archer alleges the “like” indicates that Kohen endorses vandalism. Kohen counters that he thought the photo was manipulated with Photoshop and alleges that the congressman’s staffer is using his powerful position to stifle a minor expression of free speech.

First, Archer reported the “like” to Kohen’s supervisors last week. The Lincoln Journal Star obtained an email through a public records request showing Archer that wrote to Kohen’s department head, and copied the dean of the arts and sciences college.