New Jersey Assemblyman & Alleged Child Pornography Collector
Another Democrat resigning office on Child porn related allegations. New Jersey Assemblyman Neil Cohen resigned admitting that he needed Psychiatric help. A common excuse for Democrats.
Sphere: Related ContentVeteran state Assemblyman Neil Cohen resigned this morning, less than a week after child pornography was allegedly found on his legislative office computer.
Cohen (D-Union) submitted his one-sentence resignation letter to clerk of the Assembly at 9:24 a.m., said Derek Roseman, spokesman for the Assembly Democrats.
It read: “Please accept this letter as my formal resignation from the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, effective immediately.”
Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr. (D-Camden) said he accepted Cohen’s letter of resignation.
“The allegations made against Assemblyman Cohen, if true, are sad and indefensible,” Roberts said in a written statement.
“Assemblyman Cohen was a respected legislator who dedicated his life to the Statehouse and whose legacy would have been great. Unfortunately, all of that will now be forever overshadowed,” Roberts said. “While law enforcement reviews these allegations, we sincerely hope he receives the help he desperately needs.”
Cohen, 57, voluntarily sought psychiatric care last week after investigators seized his office computer.
A staffer in the Union Township office allegedly discovered a computer printout of a nude girl that was traced back to Cohen’s computer. The two Democratic lawmakers who share the office with Cohen– Sen. Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan– then informed the Legislature’s Office of Legislative Services, which notified the Attorney General’s Office.
