Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile's autistic ex-aide accuses staffers of tormenting him with headless teddy bears in $10M suit
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An ex-Gentile staffer also compared Bistreich to Avonte Oquendo — an autistic student whose body was discovered in the East River several months after leaving his Queens school in 2014 — at a press conference on a “Avonte’s Law.” The former staffer said Bistreich should “test the doors” — prompting Gentile to laugh and clap his hands, the suit claims.
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Gentile told Bistreich his “ticking” had gotten worse. He said, “We know your condition, but when you twitch like that it’s unnerving to people” and asked “Can you look into upping your medication?” the lawsuit claims.
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07 Dec 2016, 4:51 am
