Andrew Cuomo, seen final yr throughout a information convention, now faces a prison criticism. It expenses the previous New York governor with a misdemeanor intercourse crime.
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Andrew Cuomo, seen final yr throughout a information convention, now faces a prison criticism. It expenses the previous New York governor with a misdemeanor intercourse crime.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
A misdemeanor prison criticism of forcible touching has been filed towards former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who faces allegations he forcibly touched a feminine employees member.
That is the one prison cost towards Cuomo since he resigned under pressure in August, going through allegations of sexual harassment involving 11 ladies.
The Albany County Sheriff’s Division opened a probe in September and the criticism was filed Thursday by Amy Kowalski, one of many division’s investigators.
The criticism, seen by NPR, accuses Cuomo of forcibly touching “the genitals or different intimate components” of a person on the governor’s mansion in December of final yr.
One among Cuomo’s former staffers publicly accused Cuomo of touching her below her shirt throughout a work-related go to.
Submitting of the criticism was confirmed by Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York State courtroom system.
“A misdemeanor criticism was filed in Albany Metropolis Courtroom towards the previous governor this afternoon,” Chalfen mentioned in his assertion. “As it is a intercourse crime, a redacted criticism can be accessible shortly.”
Thursday night, Cuomo’s legal professional Rita Glavin issued a press release saying Cuomo “has by no means assaulted anybody.”
She accused Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple of mounting a politically motivated investigation.
“This isn’t skilled regulation enforcement; that is politics,” Gavin mentioned.
Cuomo has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and mentioned his profession was ended by a political witch hunt.
Nonetheless, Cuomo has by no means articulated a transparent clarification for why his fellow Democrats within the state legislature, the Lawyer Normal’s Workplace and the Albany County Sheriff’s workplace would mount such a marketing campaign.
New York state Lawyer Normal Letitia James, who performed a probe that produced damning proof about Cuomo’s conduct issued a press release late Thursday.
“The prison expenses introduced right now towards Mr. Cuomo for forcible touching additional validate the findings in our report,” James mentioned.
In accordance with a press release from the Albany County Sheriff’s workplace, a prison summons has been issued for Cuomo to look in courtroom on Nov. 17.
As a category A misdemeanor, forcible touching might end in as much as a yr behind bars if he have been to be convicted.
