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Defend America on Monday, March 01, 2010 11:36:01 PM
Report: Paterson Directed Staff to Contact Woman
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson personally directed two state
employees to contact the woman who told police she was assaulted by her
then-boyfriend, a top aide to Paterson, but later failed to press
charges, The New York Times reported late Monday.
A Paterson administration official speaking on the condition of
anonymity confirmed that the two employees were directed by Paterson to
contact the woman, but denied that the state employees sought to
persuade the woman to drop her charge or change her story.
The administration official said one of the workers, press officer
Marissa Shorenstein, was directed by Paterson directly to contact the
woman, Sherruna Booker, but only to seek Booker's public statement. The
official who spoke wasn't authorized to speak for Paterson.
Paterson said he did nothing wrong.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/01/paterson-reportedly-directed-staff-contact-woman/