Whats up with New York Democrats this month....another one in trouble as well.
[h=1]New York State Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak accused of sexual harassing 3 staffers, allegedly joked he had tattooed penis[/h] [h=2]A legal notice seeking damages charges that Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, a 62-year-old married Democrat from suburban Buffalo, pressured the women to stay overnight with him in hotels and join him at massage parlors[/h]
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, already under fire for his handling of the Vito Lopez scandal, has another sexual harassment controversy on his hands.
Three women who worked for a Buffalo-area assemblyman claim they were subjected to repeated advances and sexually charged comments during their time with the lawmaker, according to court papers filed Thursday.
The women charge that Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, a 62-year-old married Democrat, pressured them to stay overnight with him in hotels and visit massage parlors with him.
Gabryszak also joked to one of the women that he had a tattoo on his penis, and he sent videos of himself in a bathroom “either receiving or pretending to receive” oral sex, the legal papers allege.
The women said their complaints about Gabryszak’s behavior were ignored by their immediate supervisor in the assemblyman’s office, Adam E. Locher.
“Rather than report the claimant’s concerns to the Assemblyman, Mr. Locher told the claimant that ‘he didn’t want to be part of a sexual harassment complaint,’” the court papers charge.
There’s nothing in the court papers, however, indicating that the women took their complaints to Silver’s office or to anyone in Assembly leadership.
Silver spokesman Michael Whyland said the speaker was not aware of the women’s allegations until they appeared in the Albany Times-Union newspaper Friday.
“The allegations contained in the Times-Union against Assemblymember Gabryszak are very disturbing and will immediately be referred to the ethics committee for a full investigation,” Whyland said.
“The Assembly is committed to a safe and respectful work environment for all its employees and we take all allegations very seriously.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...-staffers-sexual-harassment-article-1.1554013