{"id":461922,"date":"2021-04-29T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=461922"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:21:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:21:03","slug":"dem-nyc-mayoral-candidate-stringer-accused-of-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-nyc-mayoral-candidate-stringer-accused-of-sexual-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem. NYC mayoral candidate stringer accused of sexual abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-nyc-mayoral-candidate-stringer-accused-of-sexual-abuse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=461922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2403128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2403128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean Kim speaks to reporters during a news conference, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in New York. Kim, who once worked as an unpaid intern for City Comptroller Scott Stringer, a contender to become New York City\u2019s next mayor, accused him Wednesday of groping her without consent. Stringer denied the allegations. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:10 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, April 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>New York City mayoral candidate Scott Stringer was accused of sexual harassment by a former intern. In a news conference Wednesday, former employee Jean Kim said Stringer kissed and groped her without her consent while she was working on his campaign in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Kim has demanded Stringer, who is one of the leading Democrat candidates, resign from his current position as City Comptroller as well as withdraw from the mayor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We cannot afford to be distracted from making sure every New Yorker can pay the rent, live with dignity, and be safe from violence.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Stringer should do the right thing and withdraw from this race.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayawiley\/status\/1387850084692410371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The accusations come less than two months before the city\u2019s mayoral primaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m coming forward now,\u201d Jean Kim stated. \u201cBecause being forced to see him on my living room TV every day, pretending to be a champion for women\u2019s rights, just sickens me when I know the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Major supporters abandon NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer\u2019s mayoral campaign after sexual assault allegation.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gIIvLSKJEA\">https:\/\/t.co\/gIIvLSKJEA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/44dOI1UGoF\">pic.twitter.com\/44dOI1UGoF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Roberts (@nycjim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycjim\/status\/1387812690752688134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stringer has since denied all allegations, but did admit to having \u201cconsensual relations\u201d with Kim. He added, he is not ending his mayoral campaign.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/standoff-in-n-c-leads-to-deaths-of-2-deputies-3-civil\/\">Standoff In N.C. Leads To Deaths Of 2 Deputies, 3 Civilians Including Suspect<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Kim speaks to reporters during a news conference, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in New York. 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