Jeffrey Klein apologizes over Susan Del Percio image search

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New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein has apologized after a search for 'hot' pictures of a political strategist was shared with the world on his Twitter account.

Klein said that a staffer 'accidentally tweeted a link from her personal phone' with a link to Google Image results for 'Susan Del Percio Hot'.

The Democratic state senator, who broke away from his party and caucuses with Republicans, said 'mistakes like this happen' before apologizing to Del Percio, a Republican strategist.

New York state senator Jeffrey Klein has apologized to Republican political strategist Susan Del Percio (pictured) after a tweet showed a search for 'hot' pictures of her

New York state senator Jeffrey Klein has apologized to Republican political strategist Susan Del Percio (pictured) after a tweet showed a search for 'hot' pictures of her

The tweet included a series of seemingly random characters followed by a Google search for images of the strategist, who has previously worked with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani

The tweet included a series of seemingly random characters followed by a Google search for images of the strategist, who has previously worked with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani

He also said that the incident was being 'taken seriously'.

Del Percio, a member of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's administration who recently quit working with Governor Andrew Cuomo, said that the post was a 'silly mistake'.

She said that members of Klein's office do not need to reach out and apologize to her, according to the New York Daily News. 

The tweet, which featured a series of random characters before the link, was deleted quickly after being posted. 

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Share Klein, (foreground) a Democrat who caucuses with the New York Republicans, said that the tweets was sent by a recently hired female communications staffer (file photo)

Klein, (foreground) a Democrat who caucuses with the New York Republicans, said that the tweets was sent by a recently hired female communications staffer (file photo)

Klein, said that the communications staffer responsible for the post was a recent hire and female, according to Business Insider. 

It is unclear how the message and link were accidentally sent.

The first three automatic Google results after typing in 'Susan Del Percio' are 'education', 'married' and 'bio'.

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