ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Information obtained from a Monroe County District Attorney’s Office report is shedding more light on the alleged activities of Monroe County Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell.
The report states "that based on the information obtained from our investigation - it is apparent that Ernest Flagler-Mitchell used his standing as a pastor, firefighter or as a county legislator to continually seek out women on social media platforms."
Investigators with the DA's office also note that a few women they spoke with said they had consensual and sexual relationships with the married legislator, with one saying their relationship eventually evolved into money for sex. The report alleges while some women ignored him, others began to have consensual texting and sexual relationships with Flagler-Mitchell because he "gave them money or paid their bills."
Spectrum News 1 obtained more information from documents through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIL) request.
The 55-page report includes interviews with women and screen shots of text conversations. The report claims multiple women allege he sent unsolicited pictures and videos of his penis to them.
The women include LaKaya Sinclair, who had previously come forward alleging that Flagler-Mitchell sexually harassed her by texting her a photo of his genitals when she was 19 years old. The two had met after last September's mass shooting at her home on Pennsylvania Avenue. Flagler-Mitchell says he sent the picture in error.
The District Attorney's Office determined that Flagler-Mitchell's behavior was not criminal, but the office turned the files over to the county Board of Ethics, which did rule that Flagler-Mitchell's exchanges with Sinclair violated the county's ethics code.
Also calling for Flagler-Mitchell's resignation is Congressman Joe Morelle:
Calls to Ernest Flagler-Mitchell for comment have not yet been returned.