Sam Hoyt’s Affair Began When Woman Was An Intern
by Matt at Aug 23rd, 2008
Even though the Buffalo News reported otherwise, an attorney for the woman in question confirmed she was in fact an intern when the affair began.
In response to allegations that he had an affair a number of years ago with a college intern in Albany, Assemblyman Sam Hoyt in a statement said his past actions “were unfortunate,” but he offered no specifics about what he had done.
On Friday, 2 On Your Side spoke with an attorney for the woman in question. In January of 2003, the woman began a college internship in the office of Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward.
At the time the woman was 24 years old. It was then that she met Hoyt.
Scott Brown: “When did the relationship start, and what was your client doing at the time?”
Brian Barrett: “It’s my understanding my client met the assemblyman in the early to mid-part of 2003, whe she was working as an intern for an assemblywoman.”
Brown: “Did the relationship continue after her internship ended?”
Barrett: “Yes. The relationship did continue for some period of time after my client had ceased working as an intern for the assembly.”
Brown: “What has this past week been like for her with all of this publicity?”
Barrett: “Well it’s a non-event to my client, she never wanted this to certainly come to the media’s attention, this relationship concluded more than three years ago.”
Hoyt in a statement said he “broke no rules” of the Assembly.
And Bill Clinton did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.
Meanwhile, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown denies any involvement in the Hoyt brouhaha:
Just who is responsible for leaking information about Buffalo Assemblyman Sam Hoyt’s alleged affairs with interns? Some have suggested Mayor Brown may be. Brown says “no truth to it whatsoever, unfortunately Assemblyman Hoyt did what he did and I don’t think anyone made him do what he did.”
The allegations of Hoyt’s affairs with two interns were first posted on PoliticsWNY.net published by Joseph Illuzzi. Brown says he hasn’t spoken with Illuzzi in at least a couple of months.
The woman/former intern, Lori Gladwell, was apparently had apparently been angry at Hoyt for cheater on her with other women, and sent copies of their conversations to Hoyt’s supporters:
Lori Gradwell was in intern for Assemblyman Sam Hoyt until she found he was having an affair with another intern. It seems that Gradwell could not stand the thought of Hoyt cheating, because Sam Hoyt was married. But she did not get angry for him cheating on his wife; she was angry for him cheating on her.
So, to get even, Lori Gradwell sent copies of some of their most explicit e-mails to all of Hoyt’s supporters.
Three years later, she has had her lawyer send letters to major media outlets in New York requesting they respect her privacy and not disclose the e-mails.
But those e-mails have gone public, much against Lori Gradwell’s wishes. But, then, as the New York Times observed, “Who does plan for their X-rated e-mail messages to go public?”
Only those dumb enough to send them to “all of” anyone.