Hey look, another Democrat under investigation for sexual harassment or “alleged” assault! This time it isn’t against any woman though. Instead, the charges are made against Massachusetts Democrat Senate President Stanley Rosenberg’s husband. “Allegedly” Rosenberg’s husband grabbed a man’s genitals, and didn’t let go. Typical Democrat, typical Massachusetts. I’m sure Barney Frank would be proud.

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, under mounting pressure from inside and outside of the State House, intends to step down as the leader of the Senate for the unknown duration of an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against his husband Bryon Hefner, but it remains to be seen whether the full Senate will elect a new permanent president or agree to allow him to eventually return to his perch.

Rosenberg, in a letter that was shared with members of his leadership team at a morning meeting Monday, said he intended to take a “leave of absence as your president, effective immediately” for as long as the investigation lasts.

“I believe this is in the best interests of the Senate. I want to ensure that the investigation is fully independent and credible, and that anyone who wishes to come forward will feel confident that there will be no retaliation,” Rosenberg wrote in the letter.

Rosenberg asked in the letter that the Senate elect an “Acting President” in his absence. Democrats plan to discuss how to proceed in a closed-door caucus ahead of a planned formal session in the afternoon.

Tensions ran high as senators arrived on Beacon Hill Monday morning prepared to discuss how to proceed with an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Hefner with the political career of Hefner’s husband, Amherst Democrat Rosenberg, hanging in the balance. Senators are paying attention to allegations anonymously made to the Boston Globe by four alleged male victims that Hefner boasted about influence he wielded over Senate policy decisions.