A New York assemblyman faces the loss of his staff and offices after an ethics committee found he continued to violate that house's sexual harassment policy.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says Assemblyman Micah Kellner, a Manhattan Democrat, will lose his Albany and district offices and staff allocation by month’s end.
The Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee has recommended sanctions after finding Kellner violated Silver's order not to have interns in his office, attempted to obstruct a survey about his workplace climate, and engaged in additional sexual harassment. Kellner was previously admonished in December.
The committee found last year that Kellner violated the Assembly's sexual harassment policy by making inappropriate comments to staff members in 2009 and 2011.
Kellner calls the allegations unsubstantiated and says he'll immediately appeal.
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