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Former Husband Of Mass. Senate President Stan Rosenberg Pleads Guilty

Former Senate President Stan Rosenberg
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Former Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Bryon Hefner, the estranged husband of former Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg, a Democrat from Amherst, has pleaded guilty to three felony counts of indecent assault, assault and battery, and disseminating nude photographs without consent. The plea agreement resolves a major sexual misconduct scandal that led to Rosenberg’s downfall last year. WGBH Radio’s Isaiah Thompson reports from Suffolk Superior Court.

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