New York attorney general resigns amid abuse allegations
Schneiderman, who had been running for re-election, said he contested the women's accounts, but "while these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office's work at this critical time." He said he would resign at the close of business on Tuesday.
Two women had spoken to The
A third woman who also was involved with him told her story to the other two women, but said she was too frightened to come forward. A fourth woman said Schneiderman slapped her when she rebuffed him, but also asked to remain unidentified. The
The accusations had led Democratic
The two women who spoke on the record,
On Twitter, after the story was published,
Selvaratnam, who was born in
Schneiderman, a Democrat, had issued a statement to The
His representatives sent the same statement to The Associated Press when asked about the accusations. They also sent a statement from his ex-wife,
Cuomo in his statement said, "No one is above the law, including
Schneiderman has been a vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement. He filed a lawsuit in February against movie producer
He launched a civil rights probe into the
The women accusing him said seeing him speak out on sexual misconduct issues was part of the impetus in them coming forward.
"This is a man who has staked his entire career, his personal narrative, on being a champion for women publicly," Selvaratnam said. "But he abuses them privately. He needs to be called out."
Schneiderman, who won a state
The 63-year-old also has been a longtime critic of President
Last month, he urged state lawmakers to close a loophole that he said could be used to fight state charges by anyone who has received a federal pardon for similar federal charges.
On Twitter,
A Republican opponent,
One minute she was getting ready for work. The next she was on the floor, unable to move
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