Sentences with phrase «harassing women staffers»

A New York Assemblyman accused of sexually harassing women staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the legislature.

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Gabryszak, who represented a western New York Assembly district, resigned in January 2014 after eight women, including legislative staffers and a reporter, came forward claiming he had sexually harassed them.

Silver has survived episodic brushes with scandal before — covering for staffers and legislators who'd sexually harassed or abused women, the guilty plea of a close friend who'd stolen more than $ 1 million from a Jewish charity.

But after an ethics panel ruled the Brooklyn power broker sexually harassed several female staffers, many, including a group of men concerned about violence against women, said it's time for Lopez to leave office, CBS 2's Tony Aiello reported Wednesday.

According to a lawsuit a group of his former staffers filed against him, the Cheektowaga Democrat harassed about half a dozen women who worked for him — remarking often on their looks, talking about visits to strip clubs, inviting them to share hotel rooms with him and suggesting two of them wear a «sexy elf costume» and sit on his lap for a staff Christmas photo.

(Eric Massa resigned in March 2010 following accusations of sexually harassing male staffers, Christopher Lee resigned in February 2011 when his sexually charged email exchange with a woman other than his wife was revealed and Anthony Weiner resigned in June 2011 after disclosure of his sexting escapades.)

While Mr. Weiner engaged in consensual exchanges with women online, Mr. Lopez and Mr. Kellner were both accused of sexually harassing staffers in their capacity as assemblymen, with Mr. Lopez's allegations being particularly extensive and cringe - inducing.