“Eric Schneiderman has met with karma as he coincidentally resigns as the Legislature takes up a resolution to proclaim May 8, 2018, as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day,” said Morinello. “News of Schneiderman’s admission and explanation are both disturbing and unacceptable. As attorney general, Schneiderman championed women’s rights, yet he committed the most egregious domestic violence act that can be perpetrated upon women. It’s deeply troubling that a man whose job was to uphold the law and prosecute offenders has said he felt his conduct was acceptable.”

“Schneiderman’s role as the top prosecutor in New York state had the effect of placing him in a position of power over the women he abused, but using a ‘significant other’ for one’s own personal pleasure is never acceptable, no matter what your position is. Although he claimed publicly that he protected their rights, it’s what he did in private that truly displayed his lack of integrity. These accusations highlight the lack of morality of public officials who feel their position puts them above the law.”