“Our colleague is on sick leave.” What the Livezile town hall employees say, after the mayor of the municipality was accused of sexually harassing a female employee in his office
One of the images appeared with the mayor Traian Simionca
The secretary of the Livezile City Hall declared that the employees of the institution are “deeply affected” by the scandal involving the mayor Traian Simionca, who appeared in several photos in intimate poses with another employee of the city hall. After the images appeared in the public space, the police announced that they had self-reported and opened an investigation for sexual assault, outrage against good morals and violation of privacy.
“It is a situation that we deeply regret, which put our institution in a bad image, it didn't matter what we did good or bad. We let the authorities do their job, let's see what the truth is. What I can tell you is that we are deeply affected. Our colleague is, at the moment, on medical leave and, frankly, I am worried about her mental state”, said Emanuela Mihalachi, secretary at the mayor's office in Livezile commune, for Antena 3 CNN.
Prefect: “We are waiting for the completion of the investigations”
The prefect of Bistrita-Năsăud county said that the institution he leads is waiting for the completion of the investigation before taking any measures.
“We have no powers at this moment in this matter. As I told you, we are waiting to see the criminal file or the investigation that is now underway, how it is completed. Afterwards, we will make decisions if necessary”, said Teofil-Iulian Cioarbă, prefect of Bistriţa-Năsăud, according to the previously cited source.
The local residents of the commune were also surprised by the accusations brought to the mayor. “I know that the mayor is a decent man, he has done a lot for us. I was shocked when I found out about the sexual scandal,” said one of the local women, for the cited source.
Criminal file opened after the appearance of the images of the mayor of Livezile and an employee in intimate poses
The police from Bistrita Năsăud have announced that they are investigating the commission of crimes of sexual assault, outrage against good morals and violation of private life, following the appearance of images in which the mayor of Livezile commune, Traian Simionca, appears in intimate poses with an employee, in his office.
In the images, the mayor of Livezile commune, Traian Simionca, lifts her dress, while she tries to pull it down. He is also surprised when he kisses her.
HotNews repeatedly tried to get in touch with the mayor, but he did not answer the calls.
The mayor claims that the images are made with AI
The images taken in the mayor's office went viral on social networks, after, according to the local publication Bistrițeanul, the mayor posted them on WhatsApp with the text “love match”. Later, Simioanca said that the photos were rigged and that he would contact a lawyer.
“Most likely it is someone who either wanted to play a prank on me or wanted to denigrate me using artificial intelligence and taking fake pictures. I have contacted a lawyer who will take all the legal steps to find the culprit and who will pay according to the law! I am a man who knows how to joke, but everything has a limit in this life! The culprit will pay dearly!” said, on Wednesday, after the pictures appeared, the mayor of Livezile commune.
