From News Nation:
“Misdemeanor complaint filed
against Andrew Cuomo”
A misdemeanor “sex crime”
complaint against former governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in Albany City
Court, a New York state court spokesperson confirmed to NewsNation. The
ex-governor is accused of forcibly touching an unidentified woman, according to
a redacted criminal complaint made available. The complaint alleges Cuomo forcibly
placed his hand under the woman’s blouse “for the purposes of degrading and
gratifying his sexual desires.” The incident allegedly took place on the second
floor of the governor’s mansion between 3:51 p.m. and 4:07 p.m. in the
afternoon in Albany on December 7, 2020, according to the complaint. “From the
moment my office received the referral to investigate allegations that former
Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, we proceeded without
fear or favor,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.
“The criminal charges brought today against Mr. Cuomo for forcible touching
further validate the findings in our report.” Cuomo announced his resignation
in August after a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace
a year after he was hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and
leadership during some of the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The
63-year-old Democrat emphatically denied intentionally mistreating women and
called the pressure for his ouster politically motivated. But he said that
fighting back in this “too hot” political climate would subject the state to
months of turmoil. “The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let
government get back to governing,” Cuomo said in a televised address.
A statement from Mariann Wang,
attorney for two of Cuomo’s accusers, Alyssa McGrath and Virginia Limmiatis,
said: My clients are enormously grateful for the courage of the women who have
come forward to speak the truth about Cuomo’s misconduct. Cuomo
is being held to account as he should be, including by being forced to answer a
criminal charge. We hope that all men
who abuse their power by abusing women will see this and understand that there
will be real consequences to their profoundly damaging behavior.
^ It’s good to see the disgraced
Former Governor officially being help accountable for his actions. ^
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/andrew-cuomo-charges/
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