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Former Aide Alleges Assault, Critiques Assembly's Culture

4/6/2026

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Rikki Shaw, a former Assembly aide, says she was sexually assaulted by Michael Boxley, a former aide to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, in June 2003.
Shaw supports Elizabeth Crothers, plaintiff in a civil suit against the Assembly over its handling of sexual misconduct cases.
Michael Boxley pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct in 2003 and received probation.
Shaw criticizes the Assembly’s culture amid the case under the Adult Survivors Act.

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Rikki Shaw, a former Assembly aide, says she was sexually assaulted by Michael Boxley, a former aide to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, in June 2003.
Shaw supports Elizabeth Crothers, plaintiff in a civil suit against the Assembly over its handling of sexual misconduct cases.
Michael Boxley pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct in 2003 and received probation.
Shaw criticizes the Assembly’s culture amid the case under the Adult Survivors Act.