Second Woman Accuses Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor of Sexual Assault
Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax addresses the media outside of the capital building in Richmond, on Feb. 4.
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Richmond, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's state government seemed to come unglued Friday as an embattled Gov. Ralph Northam made it clear he won't resign and the man in line to succeed him was hit with another sexual assault accusation and barraged with demands that he step down, too.
Top Democrats, including a number of presidential hopefuls and most of Virginia's congressional delegation, swiftly and decisively turned against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who stands to become the state's second black governor if Northam quits.