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Interestingly enough, the firm hired to investigate future sexual harassment cases, Roemer Wallens Gold & Mineaux, contributed $ 1,000 to Lopez's own re-election campaign in August 2011 — nearly a year before the news of Lopez's harassment of his aides came to light, Board of Elections records show.
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The two former female legislative aides at the heart of a sexual harassment scandal in the Assembly settled their legal claims against the disgraced former Assemblyman Vito Lopez and the recently deposed speaker, Sheldon Silver.
While the nation has been grappling with the fallout and societal shift on sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace, Albany has had its own share of bad behavior by lawmakers and top aides.
Silver was accused in a lawsuit of not quickly acting on complaints of sexual harassment surrounding from former aide Michael Boxley, who was accused of harassing and later raping a woman.
Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins defended Democratic Senate hopeful Shelley Mayer's handling of sexual harassment complaints made by legislative aides, saying the lawmaker faces «a double standard» with the criticism.
Rep.Elizabeth Esty, a Connecticut Democrat who has been an advocate for women's issues and a critic of colleagues accused of sexual harassment amid the #Me Too reckoning, has come under fire for her failure to promptly dismiss a top aide accused of sexual misconduct.
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The aide, Glenn S. Aronow, worked for Maziarz in the State Senate until 2011, when he resigned over allegations of sexual harassment.
The once powerful Brooklyn Democrat had been engulfed in a sexual harassment scandal since August, when it was revealed he had been accused of harassing four legislative aides.
Lopez was allowed to hire new aides, whom subsequently would also accused the one - time Brooklyn power broker of harassment.
Silver, who would become the longest - serving speaker in state history next year, has survived previous ethical scandals, including widespread complaints over his handling of sexual harassment charges against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez and the earlier conviction of his top aide, Michael Boxley, on a charge of sexual misconduct.
What: Accused by former aides of sexual harassment.
He also blasted DiNapoli for approving more than $ 103,000 in confidential settlement money to the legislative aides who accused then - Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment (Republican candidate for attorney general John Cahill deployed a similar line of attack against his Democratic foe, Eric Schneiderman).
Removing Lopez — which seems inevitable at this point — will likely create a spectacle in Albany, though with few allies left in the Assembly, it remains unclear how many people will rush to defend the once powerful Brooklyn Democrat, especially after the detailed JCOPE report found a pattern of harassment and verbal abuse directed at female legislative aides.
As the settlement was being conducted behind closed doors, the Assembly hired three more aides to Lopez's staff, who subsequently accused the lawmaker of harassment as well.
The top aide in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Wednesday called for a change in how society respects women in professional life and societal life, recalling moments of condescension and harassment from men in politics and the media.
The head of the Erie County Republican party believes there's more to the recently uncovered story regarding a sexual harassment investigation into one of the state's top economic aides.
Astorino, meanwhile, blames Cuomo for not pushing for an end to the longtime tenure of Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, primarily over his role in securing confidential settlement funds for aides who charged Assemblyman Vito Lopez with sexual harassment.
Both McLaughlin and a female aide at the center of other harassment questions, reported this summer by the Albany Times Union, said they are unrelated to the ethics committee complaint.
ALBANY — The two former legislative aides at the heart of a sexual harassment scandal in the New York State Assembly settled their legal claims on Thursday against the disgraced former Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez and the recently deposed speaker, Sheldon Silver.
After Mr. Cuomo's comments attracted widespread criticism, his aides scrambled to clarify that he had meant to convey the prevalence of sexual harassment across sectors.
The deepening of Westminster's sexual harassment scandal has now seen 36 serving Tory MPs named on a «dossier of shame» being circulated by junior party aides.
Rep. John Conyers is stepping down from his post as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee amid accusations of sexual harassment against aides and misuse of office resources, the lawmaker announced, even as he denies the allegations.
Republicans have blasted Mayer for her handling of sexual harassment complaints during her time as Democratic counsel in the Senate that were leveled against a then - top aide in the chamber.
DeMaio, a former member of the San Diego City Council, failed to win the support of the LGBT community and has been troubled by claims of sexual harassment from two former campaign aides.
Collins also was the lawyer who served as a go - between when the Assembly quietly settled sexual harassment complaints brought by a pair of female aides against their boss, Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D - Brooklyn.
A top economic development aide to Gov. Cuomo has resigned suddenly after being accused of sexual harassment — for the second time in his career — and paying $ 50,000 in hush money.
The aide also urged greater protections of victims» anonymity in public harassment reports issued by JCOPE or the ethics committees.
The seat had been held by Republican Rep. Pat Meehan, who resigned amid an ethics investigation into his use of taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment allegations by a former aide.
One aide who worked for a legislator who resigned amid sexual harassment accusations suggested that lawmakers» campaign accounts, which lawmakers can use to pay for their legal defense, also be made available to harassment victims in case of a settlement or civil rights violation.
Former Gov. David Paterson's ex-top aide, David Johnson (pictured), dodged jail time yesterday and pleaded guilty to a minor charge of harassment after admitting he shoved his girlfriend in a heated argument.
«My opponent was a lobbyist, a top aide to two Senate leaders who both went to prison and is currently a state Assembly member who defended the Assembly speaker's cover - up of the abuse and harassment of young women,» said Killian.
Two former legislative aides who brought harassment complaints against former members of the Assembly say that even now, they're dogged by their pasts.
«Members who have high - profile elections coming up or just are really out front on a particular issue are now feeling like they may be targets,» said Kristin Nicholson, a veteran Democratic chief of staff who last month organized a letter signed by more than 1,500 former aides urging an overhaul of Congress» harassment policies.
«From his delusional declarations about New York's business friendliness (we're ranked last in the nation), to his snarky response about the FBI's investigation into his hiring practices, to his bizarre lecture to a female journalist about sexual harassment that one of his top aides was guilty of, we once again witnessed the arrogance and obfuscation of a Governor whose administration is in crisis,» the state GOP committee said.
Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin is the latest state lawmaker to face accusations of sexual harassment, sanctioned on Wednesday by Speaker Carl Heastie after he was accused of asking a legislative aide for nude photos, lying about it and leaking her name.
State GOP Chairman Ed Cox suggested the recent call for a review by Cuomo into the handling of the Weinstein case was driven by politics as it came the same day actress Cynthia Nixon announced a Democratic primary challenge against the governor and at a time when his office is being sued over its handling of a sexual harassment claim against a former aide.
Perhaps the most controversial episode of Silver's career before his indictment was his handling of rape accusations against top aide J. Michael Boxley and, later, sexual - harassment allegations against the recently deceased Assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic power broker Vito Lopez.
The statement comes after a report detailing from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics that detailed multiple instances of sexual harassment by Assemblyman Vito Lopez against legislative aides was made public.
While talks with lawyers for Lopez and the women accusing him of harassment were ongoing, Lopez was able to hire three more aides, two of whom later accused the Brooklyn Democrat of harassment as well.
Party facing questions over its investigation of former aide at centre of allegations of attempted blackmail, bullying and sexual harassment
The Conservatives are under scrutiny about whether they properly investigated verbal complaints about the Conservative election aide Mark Clarke, who is at the centre of allegations of attempted blackmail, bullying and sexual harassment.
The 39 - year - old Barrow MP, a former aide to Gordon Brown, has had the whip withdrawn by Labour's general secretary over allegations of sexual harassment, which he denies.
Three former aides to an upstate New York assemblyman have accused him of sexual harassment, saying he repeatedly made sexually explicit comments in their presence and offered invitations to share a hotel room with him.
«By limiting sexual harassment to simply conduct that is sexually based, you are cutting out a whole lot of gender - related conduct that is presently illegal,» said Mintzer, who represented Burhan Kelly and another aide, Chloe Rivera, in their lawsuit against Lopez, then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and the Assembly.
Silver has apologized for concealing more than $ 100,000 in settlement money for Lopez's former aides who accused him of harassment, but contends his office didn't break any laws.
Maziarz has been charged by State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman with allegedly diverting money from his campaign fund to a former Senate staffer he wanted to retain as a campaign aide after the staffer resigned amid charges of sexual harassment.
The proposed legislation comes after reports revealed the U.S. Treasury paid $ 84,000 in settlements to a former aide who accused Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican, of sexual harassment.