Lopez's decision to relinquish his chairmanship was only half of what his critics had called on him to do after the revelation that he had verbally and physically harassed young female staffers — charges he has vehemently denied. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Lopez resigned from the Assembly last month rather than face almost certain expulsion after a blockbuster report from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics accused him of sexually harassing at least eight young female staffers in recent years. (nydailynews.com)
Since Vito couldn't be moved from church to church (i.e., Assembly district to Assembly district), Silver let Vito run an «assembly» line of young female staffers (ripe for the picking) through his office. (nystateofpolitics.com)