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New York City Comptroller and New York City Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has denied the accusations. | David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
New York mayoral candidate defiant as sexual assault accusations erode key support
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NEW YORK New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is clinging to his damaged hopes of becoming the next mayor, even as sexual misconduct allegations lead more key endorsers drop their support.
A defiant Stringer told reporters late Thursday that he had no plans to drop out of the race, saying in a candidate
forum he supports the motto “believe women” while insisting Jean Kim the lobbyist who accused him of groping and kissing her against her will is mischaracterizing a consensual relationship the two had 20 years ago.
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New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Thursday he will not run to replace Bill de Blasio as mayor in 2021, revealing an ongoing battle with depression as part of a candid and transparent statement on his campaign. Johnson, a Democrat first elected to City Council as a representative for the 3rd District in 2013 who has held the… politics Sep 9, 2020
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City Comptroller Scott Stringer has unequivocally denied a charge that he groped a woman. | Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
Sexual assault allegations throw New York’s mayoral race into a tailspin
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NEW YORK An accusation of sexual assault against a top-tier New York City mayoral candidate threw the race into a tailspin eight weeks before Election Day and threatened a 30-year political career.
Hours after City Comptroller Scott Stringer unequivocally denied a charge that he groped a woman who volunteered on a 2001 campaign, one of his highest-profile and most loyal supporters pulled her endorsement. Several district leaders announced they too would drop their support. And some of his Democratic opponents began retooling their electoral strategies as they surveyed the damage to a longtime politician who had just begun to gain momentum in the crowded race.