An Accusation Blew Up a Campaign. The Media Didnât Know What to Do. Handling a delicate allegation of sexual misconduct is a lot more challenging than covering a horse race. Scott Stringer, appearing with his wife at a news conference in late April, denied claims that he had sexually assaulted a woman who had worked on his campaign 20 years ago.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times June 27, 2021 Two days after coming in fifth in the election night count of votes for New York mayor last week, Scott Stringer was sitting in a high-polish diner in TriBeCa, drinking his second bottle of Sprite and trying to figure out what had happened.