In emotional hearing, Mark Andrew urges judge to expunge criminal record of young woman who assaulted him

When Deea Elliott stood before a judge Thursday to ask that he clear her criminal record of a brutal assault, an unlikely ally looked on.

Seated behind the 22-year-old in the courtroom at the Juvenile Justice Center in Minneapolis was Mark Andrew, former chair of the Minnesota DFL Party, mayoral candidate and past Hennepin County commissioner.

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