Assemblyman Vito Lopez Stripped of his Chairmanship & More

And you thought Lance Armstrong was the only one stripped of his privileges today. Nope, Vito Lopez was, too.

Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, the Brooklyn Democratic leader, considered the kingmaker of Brooklyn politics, has been stripped of his committee chairmanship, barred from employing young people, and censured because an assembly committee determined that he did sexual harass two female employees this summer.

What is wrong with this guy?

Speaker Silver shared these findings with the public via the New York Times: “There were multiple incidents of unwelcome physical conduct toward one complainant, wherein you put your hand on her leg, she removed your hand, and you then put your hand between her upper thighs, putting your hand as far up between her legs as you could go,” Mr. Silver wrote.

What a perv.

According to the New York Times, Speaker Sheldon Silver, Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, United States Representative Jerrold Nadler; and Manhattan borough president, Scott M. Stringer all called for him to quit.

Lopez said that he would not.