PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Daily News
WILLIAM BENDER, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER BENDERW@PHILLYNEWS.COM, 215-854-5255
POSTED: Monday, September 22, 2014
AT 7:36 P.M. on Aug. 21, Andrew “A.J.” Marsico picked up his iPhone and tweeted:
“Overheard at bar ‘what time are we on tonight?’ ‘The Eagles?’ ‘No, the Taney Dragons.’ ”
At 11:06 that night, the popular lobbyist was back on Twitter, posting a nighttime photo of City Hall.
It wasn’t until nearly a month later that cops showed up in the middle of the night at Marsico’s luxury apartment in Center City and arrested him for what they believe happened between those two tweets.
Marsico, 40, a well-connected political player who is married to 6ABC reporter Annie McCormick, was charged Saturday with sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman inside his office at The Bellevue. The alleged assault occurred about 10 p.m. Aug. 21, police said.
“My client maintains his innocence and we’re continuing to review the allegations,” said Fortunato Perri Jr., Marsico’s lawyer. …
Marsico’s clients include the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, SugarHouse Casino, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Verizon, Walmart and Altria, the tobacco giant that fought the cigarette tax for Philly schools.
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