Lawsuit accuses former NY congressman of being a sexual predator

The lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court accuses Rep. Gary Ackerman, who served for 15 terms as a New York City congressman of trying to touch and fondle the a 17-year-old teen in 1966

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) in the West Bank city of Ramallah

(photo credit: REUTERS/OMAR RASHIDI)

ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

AUGUST 26, 2019 05:12