Trenton, N.J. – Former Gov. James McGreevey, who announced he was gay in 2004, filed for divorce Friday from his wife of seven years.
McGreevey’s attorneys filed the document seeking to dissolve his union with Dina Matos McGreevey, county court spokeswoman Sandra Thaler- Gerber confirmed.
The two have lived apart since November 2004, when McGreevey resigned after announcing an affair with a male staffer.
“It’s a sad day for everyone,” McGreevey said Friday. “It is something that had to be done. We are blessed with a wonderful daughter who remains our focus.”
Golan Cipel, the male staffer named by McGreevey, was hired in 2002 to a $110,000-a- year homeland security post despite having little experience. Cipel has said he isn’t gay and accused McGreevey of sexual harassment. McGreevey said that Cipel tried to blackmail him and that he resigned rather than succumb to threats.
Matos McGreevey, who stood at her husband’s side as he told the world he was gay, lives with the couple’s daughter. McGreevey lives with his partner, Australian-born money manager Mark O’Donnell.
