Mirkarimi Speaks Out, Citing 'Runaway Train of Innuendo'.

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  • Author(s): Smith, Matt
  • Source:
    New York Times. 4/13/2012, Vol. 161 Issue 55740, p21A. 0p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      MIRKARIMI, Ross; DOMESTIC violence; WIFE abuse; CRIMINAL investigation; MASS media
    • Abstract:
      Two days before Ross Mirkarimi was sworn in as the new sheriff of San Francisco, reporters around town began receiving phone tips and text messages that the former city supervisor was being investigated by the police for alleged domestic violence against his wife. Within hours, Mr. Mirkarimi said, he was engulfed in ''a media storm based on myriad distortions'' that, he said, resulted in his suspension as sheriff and the possible end of his political career. Mr. Mirkarimi and his wife, Eliana Lopez, said Thursday that they blame their travails on a neighbor who they said misrepresented herself as a lawyer, as well as a series of ''media distortions.'' Mr. Mirkarimi bruised Ms. Lopez's arm during a heated New Year's Eve argument in front of their toddler son. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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