A few days before next week's primary, former Westchester parliamentarian Tom Abinanti said at a local meeting in 2018 the concept of date rape. Democrats accusing them of reducing the number.
Sixth legislators face a tough challenge from county council member Mary Jane Simsky. While urging voters to throw Abinanti out of his office.
"You regretted sexual activity and blamed date rape for a long time, saying that it was all college girls who blamed their partners for rape." I vividly remember these negative air quotes I used to describe rape, "Bespolka, who uses as a personal synonym, said in a post.
The official minutes of the Mount Pleasant Democratic Commission on September 15, 2018 show a few details of Avinanti's specific comments on "his campaign for reelection." Shows what was discussed in. There is no audio or video recording of the meeting.
"The false allegations are who I am As a person, as a husband, as a father, and as a civil servant. My long-standing record of civil servants is clear. I have spent my career advocating for women's rights and support for survivors. "He added.
Two leaders of the Mount Pleasant Club who supported the reelection supported his account in a separate interview with the post.
"I would have noticed and I know I didn't see or hear anything like that," said Commission Vice-Chairman Francesca Hagadus McHale. rice field.
However, Besporka's mother, Rosamond Kinsler, backed up their accounts, including the use by Abinanti of Air Quot, where she attended the meeting and included the phrase "date rape." I told the post.
Husband Carl Bespolka said he heard After Rive and Rosamond returned from the 2018 conference, a former colleague said that Rive Besporka mentioned it in 2020, and then all about it. But Mr Besporka said he spoke far more before the election day than anyone who would win the Democratic primary next Tuesday.
"People running for public office and in office are accountable for what they say, and what they say probably influences beyond what they understand, and they We need to be aware that we need to be prepared for the consequences of this, "said Besporka.
