The New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) released a report on Wednesday concerning former New York State Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, who resigned from his position in 2014 amid allegations of sexual harassment. The report states that Mr. Gabryszak created “an environment in which he could engage in sexually inappropriate behavior with the female members of his staff.” Mr. Gabryszak submitted a written response acknowledging that his “vulgar attempts at humor” were “unbecoming of a public servant”, but denied intentionally doing anything wrong. Although he was subpoenaed to testify, he did not appear because his attorney said that he would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. I spoke with NBC News affiliate WGRZ about the case and the legal merits of Mr. Gabryszak’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment. Click on the image above for the full story.