Cuomo sexually harassed multiple female staffers in violation of state and federal law, New York attorney general concludes
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees, creating a hostile work environment for women in violation of state and federal law, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
James released the results of a months-long investigation that included interviews with many of the women who accused the governor of misconduct, along with Cuomo himself and a coterie of his top advisers.
"This investigation has revealed conduct that corrodes the very fabric and character of our state government," she said at a news conference.
The probe was launched after multiple women accused Cuomo of inappropriate personal comments or unwelcome physical contact, including allegations that he groped an aide in the governor's mansion and made sexually suggestive comments in the workplace.
The claims surfaced publicly earlier this year when Lindsey Boylan, a former aide, wrote in an online post that the governor had sexually harassed her for years, saying he touched her lower back and arms and once kissed her. His aides later released details from her personnel file, an action scrutinized by the attorney general's office as potential retaliation against a victim.
Days after Boylan's post, Charlotte Bennett, another former aide, alleged in an interview with the New York Times that Cuomo made suggestive comments she interpreted as sexual advances. A third aide, a staffer employed in the governor's office, told the Albany Times Union that Cuomo groped her breast after summoning her to the governor's mansion in November.
Other women said the governor quizzed them about their dating lives, part of an office culture they viewed as degrading and toxic.
Cuomo's behavior created 'hostile, toxic' workplace culture for decades, former aides say
Cuomo has denied touching women "inappropriately" but apologized if his interactions with them caused offense or pain.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment-report/2021/08/03/705c42a4-f226-11eb-ab6f-b41a066381df_story.html
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees, creating a hostile work environment for women in violation of state and federal law, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
James released the results of a months-long investigation that included interviews with many of the women who accused the governor of misconduct, along with Cuomo himself and a coterie of his top advisers.
"This investigation has revealed conduct that corrodes the very fabric and character of our state government," she said at a news conference.
The probe was launched after multiple women accused Cuomo of inappropriate personal comments or unwelcome physical contact, including allegations that he groped an aide in the governor's mansion and made sexually suggestive comments in the workplace.
The claims surfaced publicly earlier this year when Lindsey Boylan, a former aide, wrote in an online post that the governor had sexually harassed her for years, saying he touched her lower back and arms and once kissed her. His aides later released details from her personnel file, an action scrutinized by the attorney general's office as potential retaliation against a victim.
Days after Boylan's post, Charlotte Bennett, another former aide, alleged in an interview with the New York Times that Cuomo made suggestive comments she interpreted as sexual advances. A third aide, a staffer employed in the governor's office, told the Albany Times Union that Cuomo groped her breast after summoning her to the governor's mansion in November.
Other women said the governor quizzed them about their dating lives, part of an office culture they viewed as degrading and toxic.
Cuomo's behavior created 'hostile, toxic' workplace culture for decades, former aides say
Cuomo has denied touching women "inappropriately" but apologized if his interactions with them caused offense or pain.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment-report/2021/08/03/705c42a4-f226-11eb-ab6f-b41a066381df_story.html