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Queens

Ardila ignores calls for him to step down following sexual abuse allegations, victim says ‘he needs to resign’

By Christian Murray Posted on March 23, 2023

Ten days after a series of bombshell allegations came out accusing Assemblyman Juan Ardila of sexually assaulting two women, one of the victims told amNY Metro that she is devastated that he has shown no signs of stepping down and that his actions represent a continued “abuse of power.”

Ardila, a first-term assemblyman who represents western Queens, has been silent since he issued a statement on March 14, one day after several local news outlets reported allegations that he had sexually assaulted two intoxicated women at a party in October 2015.

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Ardila ignores calls for him to step down following sexual abuse allegations, victim says ‘he needs to resign’

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