A Steuben County legislator implicated in an alleged sex trafficking ring has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Legislator Steve Maio (D- Corning) said he will not resign, despite calls to do so from both Democrats and Republicans.
In August 2020, Maio was charged by New York State Police with soliciting a prostitute. Maio was then indicted by a Steuben County grand jury on the felony charge of enterprise corruption related to an alleged sex trafficking ring.
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Maio pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution, according to Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker. Maio is set to be sentenced on June 6. He faces three years of probation as per his plea agreement, according to The Evening Tribune.
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