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City Councilman Dennis Gallagher gave a DNA sample as the NYPD investigates claims that the Queens Republican raped a woman at his Kew Gardens office on Sunday.
A woman that Gallagher met at Danny Boy's pub (he's described as a "heavy social drinker" by some colleagues, according to the Daily News) alleges that he brought her back to his office and sexually assaulted her. The police raided his office on Monday but have not pressed charges yet.
Gallagher's lawyer Stephen Mahler told reporters, "Of course, he is embarrassed by this. Who wouldn't be? But I definitely think this will turn out in his favor." Mahler also emphasized that his client was innocent and invoked another scandal, "He thinks this is sort of comparable to the Duke situation, where everybody runs with the ball and you become the victim of the publicity rather than the facts of the case."
Other City Council members were shocked, but Robert Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Association, who saw the police raid told the Times, "I would say that he is not fit for public office and probably never was. He is known for dominating people." The Times-Ledger was kind enough to explain that the Juniper Park Civic Association is no fan of Gallagher's after he did not reappoint a JPCA member to the community board.
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Bob Holden, President of the infamous Juniper Park Civic Association is the kind fellow who brought the failed State Supreme Court lawsuit last year against the dog off-leash hours in NYC parks, fans of the Gothamist may remember.
Holden's licking his wounds because two of his cronies have been removed from the local CB by Gallagher. And just two weeks ago, Holden's own CB members voted him out of his vice chairman position on the local CB, and he came in dead last for any committe position. Not a very popular guy, and quite a piece of work. Polarizing for the Middle Village/Maspeth community.
Interestingly, though Holden trashes Councilman Gallagher, Holden and his 4 cronies that comprise the JPCA executive board voted Gallagher as their Man of the Year in 2005!!!! Great judgment.
Aw, come on. If the DNA proves to be his, Gallagher will then say that the sex was consensual. So the DNA test might not count for much.