Shelly Silver, one of the three men in the proverbial room, is a real piece of work, but we already know that. He is the master at stalling legislation in the Assembly and rules the chamber, but I never thought he would be so deep in the old boys club that he'd cover for an alleged rapist (at the time, now it is proven fact) in his own office, yet he did exactly that.
From The NY Daily News:
Crothers, 32, was a young staffer for an upstate Republican assemblyman when she brought an internal complaint in 2001 with the Assembly that she was raped by Silver's then-counsel Michael Boxley.
Crothers and her boss met directly with Silver, who she said was callously eating pretzels as she recounted her story.
Silver initially put out a statement backing Boxley, who denied the charge. An internal Assembly investigation was inconclusive, and Crothers and Boxley agreed the matter was closed. She never filed a criminal complaint.
Several years later, Boxley was led out of his Capitol office in handcuffs after another legislative aide accused him of rape.
The story is absolutely disgusting, for him to be eating fuckin' pretzels while she recounted her horrific and traumatic story should be criminal for the heartlessness of it all, not to mention (un)wittingly aiding Boxley. So what is Elizabeth doing these days? She's out to get revenge in the very best way possible.
Elizabeth Crothers has since moved to California, but she's so bent on ousting Silver that she is volunteering for Paul Newell, one of two Democrats taking on Silver in this fall's Democratic primary.
Crothers said she plans to spend more time in New York raising money and campaigning for Newell, telling her story in hopes he can pull off a primary upset. Just this week, she was part of a host committee for a Newell fund-raiser.
"I see it as the only opportunity to bring real reform to New York and to unseat one of the worst leaders in the state and quite possibly in the nation," Crothers said.
There are already plenty of reasons to get rid of Shelly Silver, but Elizabeth Crothers adds a very personal and traumatic story, hopefully to rid the Assembly of Sheldon Silver for good.
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