NEW YORK — Police are investigating a woman’s report that she was assaulted by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in a room at the Plaza Hotel, an allegation his spokeswoman said was false.
The woman called 911 from a hotel room rented in Spitzer’s name on Saturday evening, saying she had cut herself and was distraught and having a breakdown, according to two law enforcement officials.
Police responded, and the 25-year-old woman said she was fine, but they noticed the cut on her arm and took her to a hospital. She told doctors she had a relationship with the 56-year-old Spitzer, and he choked her and shoved her after an argument, the officials said. She said the two had been together at a bar at the hotel earlier in the evening.
In reference to the assault claim, Spitzer’s spokeswoman Lisa Linden said: “There is no truth to the allegation.”
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