Judge drops assault charge against former City Hall staffer

"A judge dropped a domestic violence charge against Chulan Huang, a Boston City Hall staffer who was fired last year after a domestic incident involving his then-girlfriend, another city employee at the time. The sequence of events that led to the confrontation between the couple allegedly involved a notable member of Mayor Michelle Wu 's leadership team. Huang was a neighborhood liaison in the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion until his termination last year."

"Police were called to a Chinatown apartment to respond to an incident involving Huang and his then-girlfriend, Marwa Khudaynazar. She worked as the chief of staff at the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency at the time. Huang told police that a physical altercation between the two of them occurred after Khudaynazar went on a date with his "boss," according to a police report."

"The "boss" in question was apparently Segun Idowu, the city's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion. Idowu recently announced that he is stepping down from his role at the end of February in order to care for his aging grandmother. An external investigation that occurred after the incident found that Idowu did not violate any city policies. The charge against Huang was dropped on Jan. 29."

Two Boston city employees were fired after a domestic incident involving city staffer Chulan Huang and his then-girlfriend, Marwa Khudaynazar. Police responded to a Chinatown apartment; Huang told police the altercation followed Khudaynazar's date with his boss. Huang, a neighborhood liaison in the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, was charged last May with assault and battery on a family or household member. The boss was Segun Idowu, the city's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, who will step down at the end of February. An external investigation found no city policy violations. The charge against Huang was dropped on Jan. 29 when the victim did not testify.

Read at Boston.com