This piece delivers the most important message of this entire sordid episode: “…the most serious legal consequence for him could arise if one of the investigations determines he knew about Gutierrez’s alleged behavior and ignored it. “

The details have been unsettling. Three men in positions of authority, including Ohio’s chief law enforcer, sharing a town house apartment marked by heavy drinking, pizza and young women — including one who claims she was the victim of an unwelcome sexual advance while there.Though Attorney General Marc Dann has not been accused of any wrongdoing in a pair of subsequent sexual harassment claims, the case has raised myriad issues for a man who promised voters he would return ethics to state government.

During his 2007 inauguration, Dann pledged, “My staff and I will adopt and adhere to the highest possible ethical standards.”

Then came text messages like this: “Girl…im in a weird situation…iem w marc dan….drunnnnk.”

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