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Last Updated on Friday, 2 May 2008 01:52 Written by rslcpol Friday, 2 May 2008 11:35
AG Dann says he won’t resign. The deats keep coming…
From The Enquirer:
Ohio’s top law enforcer Friday admitted he had an affair with an employee – the three advisers were forced out of their jobs in a scandal over sexual harassment allegations against an aide.
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann said he will not resign even after an investigation scolded him for allowing a woman who claimed harassment by an aide to his apartment for drinks.
Dann took responsibility for the scandal and acknowledged that he was not prepared to be attorney general when he took office and not ready to take over an office of this size.
“I’m embarrassed. I have taken responsibility for what I’ve done,” he said.
He called the affair consensual and said it came during a difficult time in his marriage. He said it was “relationship that was wrong and I deeply regret it.”
He apologized to his wife and three children for the pain and embarrassment.
Dann would not disclose the employee’s name.
Dann’s scheduler, Jessica Utovich, with whom had had a close relationship in which they often used profanity, nicknames and teasing when e-mailing each other, also resigned voluntarily, said Tom Winters, first assistant attorney general. He did not give a reason.