Congressman Admits Affair, Denies Abuse
From Times Wire Reports
Rep. Don Sherwood (R-Pa.) admitted in court papers that he had an affair with a Maryland woman for five years, but he denied abusing her, as she claimed in a $5.5- million civil suit.
The court papers were filed by Sherwood in response to a lawsuit filed by Cynthia Ore, 29, of Rockville, Md. In it, she alleges that he assaulted and struck her on several occasions.
Sherwood, 64, who is married, also denied that Ore lived at his Capitol Hill apartment, as she had claimed in her suit.
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