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Some new details about the relationship Assemblyman Sam Hoyt (D-Buffalo) had with a former Legislative intern. The Post now reports the intern, Lori Gladwell, was 24 and "wrapping up a six-month internship with another legislator" when the affair with the married Hoyt started in May 2003. Her lawyer said, "This is a personal matter that concluded three years ago...My client has moved on with her life, and she hopes that all parties do the same." Hoyt, who says he did nothing wrong, is currently under investigation by the Ethics Committee, because there's a strict no-fraternization rule between interns and lawmakers (the law wasn't put in place until 2004, after another lawmaker slept at an intern's hotel room because he was too drunk to drive). The Buffalo News has an interesting article about the controversy--Hoyt's lawyer think the attacks are coming from his primary challenger, Barbara Kavanaugh.

The scandal around emails that Assemblyman Sam Hoyt (D-Buffalo) reportedly sent a colleague's teen intern is currently out of Assembly Leader Sheldon Silver's hands, as the Ethics Committee looks it over. However, the NY Times notes that accusations of sexual misconduct by lawmakers or staffers is "especially sensitive for Mr. Silver, who has faced criticism that he mishandled a 2001 complaint that his former chief of staff sexually assaulted an Assembly employee."

Yesterday, PoliticsNY posted emails that Assemblyman Sam Hoyt (D-Buffalo) sent to a colleague's then-19-year-old intern, prompting the married father of two to apologize for a "painful and private matter." The emails are from 2003 and 2004 (including one where Hoyt writes, "I could be your human lollipop") and many were sent before the Legislature's anti-fraternization policy was enacted in May 2004, though Hoyt did try to meet up with the young woman in June 2004. Assembly Leader Sheldon Silver, forwarded the allegations to the ethics committee and said, "The Assembly has strict policies regarding fraternization. Violations of these policies will not be tolerated." Hoyt happens to be up for reelection this year.