Politics | David Paterson Sex Scandal Will Take Down Another NY Governor David Paterson will resign after New York Times exposé: source By Marie Morris Posted Feb 7, 2010 4:45 PM CST Copied Then-candidates David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer campaign in Cheektowaga, NY, May 31, 2006. Paterson, the lieutenant governor, succeeded Spitzer as governor March 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Doug Benz,File) Less than 2 years after extramarital indiscretions cost Eliot Spitzer the job, a sex scandal is about to chase his successor as New York governor out of office. Media circles have been abuzz with reports that the New York Times is working on an exposé involving Paterson's personal life and the hammer is about to come down, a source tells Business Insider. The Times story—presumably quite the bombshell, given that on Paterson's second day as governor, he acknowledged cheating on his wife—will probably appear tomorrow. Daily News columnist Elizabeth Benjamin reported last week it "will be far worse" than the revelation that followed Paterson's swearing-in. Read These Next A young chess grandmaster has died unexpectedly. An 11-year-old died from a snake bite. His dad thought he was drunk. A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. A well-known nutrition influencer died after a home birth. Report an error