Denver’s school board director announced over the weekend that he is stepping away from his role until an investigation concludes into accusations of sexual assault. Tay Anderson, a Democratic socialist, called the allegations unsubstantiated and false. “These false claims have put my family and I in harms way and now as a father and son I must protect those I love first, therefore I will be stepping back from everyday board functions until the completion of an independent investigation,” Anderson said in a statement. “I am confident the ongoing investigation will prove what I have said from day one and that is I have never sexually assaulted anyone. I look forward to returning in the coming months to continue the fight for Denver students,” he added. During a state House Judiciary Committee hearing last week, parent Mary-Katherine Brooks Fleming levied allegations against an unnamed person she described as “a sexual predator …