He said he was stepping down as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor after his win in last Tuesday’s primary because he did not want to jeopardize the Democratic Party ticket.
“This is the hardest thing that I ever had to do in my life,” he said before choking up with sobs.
The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company unexpectedly won the nomination Tuesday after funneling much of his own money into his campaign. Since then, it has become widely known that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend — allegations Cohen has denied.
The former girlfriend herself had been charged with prostitution. She issued a statement Saturday through her attorney saying Cohen is unfit to hold public office.
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