Senate Prez Stan Rosenberg’s Civil-Law Husband Accused of Sexual Assault

An explosive series of accusations shared with the Boston Globe alleges that the civilly married husband of Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst), Bryon Hefner, has committed a series of sexual offenses against men — including a nonprofit policy advocate who told the newspaper Hefner once grabbed hold of his genitals.

Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham, who has been soliciting stories from potential victims of sexual assault at venues ranging from Beacon Hill to the Boston restaurant scene, published her story regarding Hefner's series of alleged sexual advances on Thursday afternoon, days after the 68-year-old Amherst Democrat told the State House News Service that the only instances of sexual harassment issues dealt with inside the Senate under his leadership involved an intern and a State House visitor.