Richard Sasso

February 23, 2008 - 10:07am

Judge denies DiFrancesco bid to move sexual harassment case to Somerset

A move by lawyers for former Governor Donald DiFrancesco to move a sexual harassment suit against him from Essex County to Somerset County was denied.  The plaintiff, former prosecutor Michelle D'Onofio, claims DiFrancesco harassed her and ten fired him from his law firm after she filed an ethics complaint against Warren Township Municipal Court Judge Richard Sasso, a friend of the ex-Governor, for drinking on the job.  D’Onofio suggested that Judges in Somerset have too many ties to DiFrancesco and his law partner, State Senator Christopher Bateman.

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January 19, 2008 - 9:21am

It dawned on DiFrancesco that he doesn't want videotaped depositions on the Internet

Former Governor Donald DiFrancesco, facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former municipal prosecutor who worked for his law firm, has asked a Superior Court Judge to seal pre-trial deposition and limit questions about his sexual history.  DiFrancesco says he wants to make sure his reputation isn't irreparably damaged.  His law partner, State Senator Kip Bateman, has also joined the motion.  Michelle D'Onofio, who was a partner at DiFrancesco's firm for six years, says DiFrancesco sexually harassed her, and then fired her when she filed an ethics complaint against Warren Township Municipal Court Judge Richard Sasso, a friend of the ex-Governor, for drinking on the job.

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