Former NY attorney general won't face abuse charges

[wellst0nev0ter]

Apparently this passed under the radar:

The special prosecutor investigating former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday that she couldn’t bring criminal charges over allegations he physically abused women he dated, in part, because current state law doesn’t explicitly outlaw such behavior.

Schneiderman, 63, said he recognizes that Singas’ decision “does not mean I have done nothing wrong.”

“I accept full responsibility for my conduct in my relationships with my accusers, and for the impact it had on them,” Schneiderman said through a publicist. “After spending time in a rehab facility, I am committed to a lifelong path of recovery and making amends to those I have harmed. I apologize for any and all pain that I have caused, and I apologize to the people of the State of New York for disappointing them after they put their trust in me.”

Under current New York law, a slap, shove, or kick that doesn’t cause physical injury can be charged as a non-criminal violation, but only if the offender’s intent is to “alarm, harass, or annoy” the victim.

Charges can’t be brought if the offender’s intent is sexual arousal or gratification, unless the victim proves the violence caused substantial pain or injuries that go beyond bumps, bruises and cuts.

https://apnews.com/36e29b7be4294d3db9e0be7a5d6729db?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP

Okay, so let me get this straight: spousal rape is illegal as it should be, but hitting a partner nonconsentually isn't?

Resignation was too good for that monster.

[BigmanPigman]

1. Huh?

I read he was possibly set up by a "madam" who was connected to Roger Stone and a "modeling agency" that was nefarious and wondered what happened to this case. Whether or not he was set up, like Al Franken was, he still was abusive to women who were not involved with Stone and that side of it.

[Bfd]

2. Yes. That is the rest of the buried story. Again Roger Stone.

Old Roger is the go to guy for digging into someone's sexual past, & destroying reputations via sexual sensationalism.

Now, what reason would Roger Stone have possibly had to go snooping into Schneiderman's past relationships, to sensationalize & publicize at a specific moment in time, to shut down a NYAG.

What was it again that Schneiderman was working on?

Meanwhile Trump is absolved by the likes of dirty hitman Roger Stone.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Add Eliot Spitzer to this conversation...

Fighting White Collar corruption in SDNY is going to make you a target for extermination.