Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature say they will formally ask Legislature President Joe Carbone to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell.
The president of a recently reactivated NAACP chapter in New York admitted over the weekend to sending a sexually explicit photograph of himself "intended for my wife to an individual I was working with."
Jan 17, 2021
Monroe County Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell is facing sexual harassment allegations after saying he accidentally sexted a picture intended for his wife to a 19-year-old woman working in his office. That woman complained to the County Ethics Committee, calling for an investigation and for Flager-Mitchell to resign.
Flagler-Mitchell says he s apologized, and believes politically-connected people are attempting to force him out of the legislature s Black and Asian Caucus.
A statement from the Legislature President s office says any allegations of harassment should be taken seriously and thoroughly reviewed. It says the issue has been reported to the Board of Ethics and law enforcement, and it would be inappropriate for the legislature to comment further.
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