NEW YORK: New York state's top prosecutor and public champion of the #MeToo movement resigned on Monday, just hours after being accused of physically assaulting four women by The New Yorker. "In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me," Eric Schneiderman said. Earlier, he issued a statement denying that he had assaulted anyone and that he had never engaged in non-consensual sex. Both say they sought medical attention after having been slapped hard across the ear and face, and also choked, the magazine said. He had also been instructed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to "review" a 2015 decision by the Manhattan district attorney not to prosecute Weinstein over allegations of assault.

Source: Bangkok Post May 08, 2018 02:48 UTC