Fla. Lt. Gov. Carroll Denies Relationship With Aide
ST. PETERSBURG (CBSMiami/AP) — Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has denied accusations that she may have been romantically involved with a female aide and now she's speaking out about it.
In an interview with 10 News in Tampa Bay, Carroll said that black women who look like her "don't engage in relationships like that."
She also noted she's been married for 29 years and that her children and husband know "the type of woman I am."
The accusations are being made by former aide Carletha Cole, who was arrested last October on charges that she gave an illegally taped conversation with another Carroll aide to a newspaper reporter.
Cole contends in a court filing that she walked in on Carroll and a top female aide in a "compromising position" in Carroll's office.
Carroll has denied the accusations.
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