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State Sen. Monserrate Indicted On Assault Charges
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 23, 2009
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State Senator Hiram Monserrate was indicted on felony assault charges for the allegedly hitting his girlfriend last December, WCBS 2 reports, which also explains, "Monserrate, a former New York City councilman who was sworn into office as Senator in January despite the looming charge, will be arraigned later this week." The girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, suffered from cuts to the face and a black eye, apparently from a glass. Giraldo reportedly initially said her boyfriend hit her but then changed her story and said she tripped into it, but the police and Queens DA's office pursued charges, based on witness accounts and surveillance tapes. Monserrate has repeatedly denied the charges and Giraldo maintains that the only thing Monserrate did was make her go to the hospital.
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