Former New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has dodged criminal charges in the domestic-assault allegations that forced him to resign in disgrace, the special prosecutor in his case announced Thursday.
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said she made the decision following an intensive investigation — and despite being convinced the accusations were credible.
“I personally interviewed each of the women who cooperated with our investigation along with their attorneys,” Singas said.
“I believe the women who shared their experiences with our investigation team, however legal impediments, including statutes of limitations, preclude criminal prosecution.”
In his own statement, Schneiderman admitted that his lucky break “does not mean I have done nothing wrong,” and revealed that he underwent in-patient therapy following his stunning fall.
“I accept full responsibility for my conduct in my relationships with my accusers, and for the impact it had on them,” Schneiderman said.
“After spending time in a rehab facility, I am committed to a lifelong path of recovery and making amends to those I have harmed.”
“I apologize for any and all pain that I have caused, and I apologize to the people of the State of New York for disappointing them after they put their trust in me,” he added.
Schneiderman, a Democrat, quit his post as the state’s top law-enforcer hours in May, hours after the New Yorker published allegations that he physically abused four women — two of whom spoke on the record — during the course of personal relationships with them.
At the time, Schneiderman claimed that while he had “engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity,” he never “assaulted anyone” or “engaged in nonconsensual sex.”
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