Housing Boss Is Fired and Faces Criminal Inquiry After Reports of Abuse
Victor Rivera, the chief executive of the Bronx Parent Housing Network, one of the largest operators of homeless shelters in New York City, was accused of sexual abuse and financial impropriety.
Victor Rivera was a founder and the longtime president and chief executive of the Bronx Parent Housing Network. Credit.Jason Cohen/Bronx Times
Feb. 8, 2021
The head of one of the largest operators of homeless shelters in New York City was fired on Monday as Bronx prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into allegations of a long pattern of sexual abuse and financial misconduct that had gone largely unchecked by his organization and the city.
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A founder of one of the city’s largest homeless shelter operators has been fired in the wake of a published report detailing accounts from 10 women accusing.
NEW YORK (AP) A founder of one of the city's largest homeless shelter operators was fired Monday in the wake of a published report detailing accounts from 10 women accusing him of sexual assault and allegations that he used the organization's reach to benefit himself. In a statement, the board of directors of the Bronx Parent Housing Network said Victor Rivera had been fired as the top executive of the organization that he had helped found..
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of the nonprofit organizations that run the city’s $2 billion network of homeless shelters after allegations emerged that the chief executive of a major operator had used his power to sexually abuse women and enrich himself and his family.