Sept. 25 (UPI) — New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said her lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, had until Friday to resign from his post after an independent investigation accused him of sexual harassment.
The 61-page report, released Thursday, said Caldwell made sexually explicit comments to a female staff member and tried to have a romantic interest promoted to a job in the state government.
“The investigation found that the lieutenant governor engaged in series, repeated violations of state policy and failed to uphold the responsibilities of his office,” Sherrill said in a statement released Thursday.
“I’m calling for his resignation and giving him until tomorrow to do so.”
Caldwell’s attorney, Thomas Calcagni, rejected the findings of the report.
“Unfortunately, the report twists seemingly benign phrases, such as ‘executive presence,’ to imply improper motive; relies heavily and unduly on the anonymous complainant’s perceptions, characterizations and multi-layered hearsay; and disregards the testimony of staffers who did not share those views, as well as the lieutenant governor’s own account,” Calcagni said in a statement to NJ.com.
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