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New York Attorney General Resigns After Assault Allegations

by VOA News

   The attorney general of the U.S. state of New York resigned late Monday
   after four women accused him of physical abuse.

   Democrat Eric Schneiderman had been in office since 2010 and was
   running for re-election.

   The New Yorker magazine published an article Monday with the accounts
   of the four women who said Schneiderman subjected them to
   non-consensual physical violence during romantic encounters.

   Schneiderman issued several statements denying he assaulted anyone or
   took part in non-consensual sex. His resignation announcement said the
   allegations will effectively prevent him from carrying out his office's
   work.

   He has been a vocal proponent of the #MeToo movement against sexual
   assault and harassment, including filing a lawsuit against Harvey
   Weinstein, one of the many high-profile men in politics, entertainment
   and business accused of assaulting women.