An assistant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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In a story published Wednesday, the paper reported that the assistant had told her that Cuomo had her come to his house to help him with a mobile problem, but then closed the door to a room, reached under her blouse and stroked her, the said. source . The assistant never filed a formal complaint after that, the newspaper reported.
The allegations came to light by the assistant’s colleagues after Cuomo’s March 3 press conference, where he dealt with allegations made by other women, including former aides, who accused him of unwanted sexual advances and other inappropriate behavior.
When Cuomo denied ever inappropriately touching another woman, the source said the assistant became upset and others noticed.
That’s when the assistant, who is much younger than Cuomo, told her supervisor what had happened. Along with the mansion incident, the assistant said Cuomo had previously touched her and displayed flirtatious behavior, the source said.
The Times Union first reported the assistant’s story on Tuesday, when she became the sixth woman to speak out against Cuomo. The report of the groping in the governor’s house was reported by the newspaper on Wednesday.
In a statement to The Hill, the governor denied the assistant’s account published Wednesday.
As I said yesterday, I have never done anything like this. The details of this report are heartbreaking. I am not going to go into the details of this or any other claim given the ongoing review, but I am confident in the outcome of the report from the attorney general, ”Cuomo said in the statement.
Cuomo claimed in a press conference Tuesday that he knew no other allegations against him, even though The Times Union published hours before the conference, asking his office about the new allegations.
Despite Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including Democratic leaders of the Senate and New York State Assembly, calling on Cuomo to step down, the governor has said he will not step down. Attorney General Letitia James has asked two experienced attorneys to lead an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo.