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Ohio AG Keeps Job Despite Sex Scandals

Posted May 3, 08 6:36 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Ohio's scandal-hit AG has admitted having an affair, and apologized for his "human failings" in not cracking down on sexual harassment in his office, but doesn't plan to step down, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Marc Dann didn't name the woman, but his chief scheduler, whom he admitted spent the night at his condo, resigned yesterday. Dann fired two more aides and another quit after an internal investigation confirmed harassment charges.

Ohio's top Republicans slammed the Democrat, accusing him of double standards and calling for him to quit immediately. "He turned the attorney general's office into a raunchy frat pad, lied to the press, and lied to his own investigator," one said. "It's simply not acceptable that everyone but Dann himself will be held accountable."

Source The Columbus Dispatch

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Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann enters a news conference after the results of an internal investigation into sexual harassment complaints are released Friday, May 2, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio.   (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann pauses during a news conference after the results of an internal investigation into sexual harassment complaints inside his office are released Friday, May 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has said he won't step down despite the sex scandals that have hit his office.   (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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