New York Adult Entertainment: Paterson scraps run for another term
The woman had been granted two temporary orders of protection and had said in court the state police tried to persuade her to drop the charges, according to The Times. Following a phone conversation with Paterson the day before, the woman did not appear for a Feb. 7 court hearing about her request for a final protective order against Johnson, and the judge dismissed the case, The Times reported.
Paterson has asked Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who was expected to run against the governor in the Democratic primary, to investigate the matter.
“I have never abused my office — not now, not ever,” Paterson said at the news conference. “I believe that when the facts are reviewed, the truth will prevail.”
Paterson come into office in March 2008 after former Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned after reports surfaced he had hired prostitutes.
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