NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio is speaking out after Bronx city councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. interrupted a mandatory sensitivity training session on Wednesday by yelling that he'd never "rat" and report sexual harassment.
De Blasio called his words "dangerous and disgraceful."
"I’m not gonna rat my people out! This place is full of rats!” Diaz yelled out, according to reports. “So we’re supposed to be rats?”City Council Speaker Corey Johnson then attempted to tell Diaz that they have an obligation to report sexual harassment in the workplace reports say.
The two argued back and forth and eventually Diaz agreed to be quiet until the end of the presentation.Reports say that several council members left the room at the end of the training once he began to speak again.“The City Council is serious about preventing sexual harassment,” council spokeswoman Jennifer Fermino said Wednesday night. “We have strict rules we abide by which include mandatory training sessions for Council Members and staff.”The training took place following the allegations of sexual harassment that two members, Barry Grodenchik of Queens and Andy King of the Bronx currently face.
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