{"id":521921,"date":"2022-12-06T09:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/docs-confirm-ag-letitia-james-knew-about-top-aide-ibrahim-khans-sexual-harassment-claims-before-election\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:23:59","slug":"docs-confirm-ag-letitia-james-knew-about-top-aide-ibrahim-khans-sexual-harassment-claims-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/docs-confirm-ag-letitia-james-knew-about-top-aide-ibrahim-khans-sexual-harassment-claims-before-election\/","title":{"rendered":"#Docs confirm AG Letitia James knew about top aide Ibrahim Khan&#8217;s sexual harassment claims before election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label 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Khan&#8217;s sexual harassment claims before election&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Internal documents released by Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James\u2019 office Monday night confirmed she knew about the sexual harassment allegations lobbed against a longtime top aide for more than a month before Election Day, but chose to keep it under lock-and-key before voters went to the polls.<\/p>\n<p>James and her office first learned that Chief of Staff Ibrahim Khan, 38, was facing sexual harassment complaints from two women on Oct. 2 \u2014 long\u00a0before New York\u2019s Nov. 8 election date, according to the documents that provided a damning timeline into the scandal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The day after, the attorney general\u2019s office ordered Khan to switch to remote work and to stop communicating with coworkers and others close to James, according to the email provided by James\u2019 Deputy General Counsel Serena Longley.<\/p>\n<p>In the Oct. 3 email, General Counsel for the Attorney General Larry Schimmel asked Khan to \u201cstay remote in your position\u201d and \u201crefrain from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>izing with any OAG staff, or anyone in any capacity affiliated with the AG.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-internal-docs-809.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Chief of Staff Ibrahim Khan is facing sexual harassment complaints from two women.\" class=\"wp-image-24908158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-internal-docs-809.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-internal-docs-809.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-internal-docs-809.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-internal-docs-809.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Chief of Staff Ibrahim Khan is facing sexual harassment complaints from two women.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Linkedin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Longley told reporters Monday night that Khan was ordered to not fraternize with the Democrat\u2019s associates \u201cduring the course of the investigation\u201d conducted by outside law firm Littler Mendelson, which was hired by the AG office.<\/p>\n<p>A source briefed on the investigation previously told The Post that none of the allegations involved current employees. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really tried to keep this under wraps before the election,\u201d the source said. <\/p>\n<p>Khan submitted his resignation on Nov. 22, according to a copy of the letter, and stopped working with James\u2019 office on Friday \u2014 the same day <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/02\/nyregion\/ibrahim-khan-james-harassment.html\">The New York Times reported<\/a> that Littler Mendelson substantiated allegations of his unwanted kissing and touching.<\/p>\n<p>James has yet to speak publicly on Khan\u2019s resignation, though her office has claimed she followed proper procedures with the aide whose ties to her stretch back to her time serving as New York City\u2019s public advocate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Office of Attorney General has protocols in place to thoroughly investigate any allegation of misconduct. The office takes these matters with the utmost seriousness and this situation is no different. An independent, impartial investigation was conducted, and the employee has since resigned,\u201d AG spokeswoman Delaney Kempner previously said on the matter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1244625675.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Attorney General Letitia James makes an appearance after being the winner of her reelection campaign on November 8, 2022 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-24908177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1244625675.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1244625675.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1244625675.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1244625675.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York Attorney General Letitia James makes an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance after being the winner of her reelection campaign on November 8, 2022 in New York City.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several State Republicans are calling for a probe into James\u2019 decision to keep her staffer\u2019s sexual harassment complaints under wraps until after she won her re-election bid. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Albany swamp is as noxious as ever,\u201d said Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R-Fishkill). \u201cNew Yorkers have a right to know whether the top law enforcement officer in the state suborned sexual harassment, covered it up or delayed addressing it to win an election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cannot wait until the state Legislature reconvenes in January. The State Assembly Judiciary Committee must convene a formal investigation at once into what Attorney General James knew, when she knew it and why that information was withheld,\u201d Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (R-New Windsor) said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>State Republicans also voiced concerns that Littler Mendelson, which was tapped on Oct. 4 to investigate the claims against Khan, employs a former assistant attorney general.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Longley said the AG\u2019s office \u201ctook extra precautions to ensure a fair, impartial, and thorough review by hiring an outside firm\u201d and added that \u201cthe investigative team did not include any former members of OAG.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Littler Mendelson said their attorney who had previously worked for the attorney general\u2019s office \u201chad no involvement in this matter coming to Littler and has had no involvement in the investigation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The attorney only learned of the investigation after reading the Times article published about it on Dec. 2. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo assure independence in its investigation, at the time that Littler was retained by the OAG, the firm placed an ethical wall between the attorneys and staff handling this matter and all other Littler attorneys and staff,\u201d the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n<p>Khan has long worked with James, first serving as a top adviser on her successful campaign for New York City public advocate in 2013. After the win, she named him her chief of staff and first deputy public advocate.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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