New York scandal: a former adviser to Governor Andrew Cuomo accused him of sexual harassment and gave details

The image shows a registry of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.  EFE / Peter Foley / Archives
The image shows a registry of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. EFE / Peter Foley / Archives

Lindsey Boylan, former adviser to the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, and current candidate for president of the province of Manhattan, revealed new details about the alleged harassment he suffered during the four years he worked for the governor, and that Cuomo has denied. Boylan, holding the position of Deputy Secretary of the Economic Development Department Before leaving the governor’s office in 2018, he stated last December that the politician had “sexually harassed for years

Many saw it and stared”He suggested then.I never knew what to expect: would he ask me questions about my job (which was really good) or would he bother me about my appearance? Or would it be both in the same conversation? It was like that for years“He added.

On that occasion, last December, when Boylan he served Twitter to launch their first accusations, Cuomo assured: “the tweets are just not true “adding that he believed that” a woman has the right to voice her opinion

Lindsey Boylan acuso de acoso sexual an Andrew Cuomo (Twitter Lindsey Boylan)
Lindsey Boylan acuso de acoso sexual an Andrew Cuomo (Twitter Lindsey Boylan)

In a letter published in Medium Boylan argued that on one occasion in October 2017, the governor suggested playing strip poker, a variant of the card game in which the loser has to take off clothes and kiss her on the lips in another.

We flew home from an event in west New York in October 2017 on his tax-paid plane. He was sitting across from me, so close our knees almost touched. His press officer was on my right and there was a state soldier behind us“, wrote Boylan who assured him that he responded with sarcasm and surprise: “that’s exactly what i thought

Shortly after the letter was published, the Governor’s press secretary, Caitlin Girouard, denied the allegations of this Boylan underline: “as we said before, Ms. Boylan’s allegations of inappropriate behavior (of Cuomo) are simply false

It’s a statement Girouard offered the data of four flights divided by Boylan Y Cuomo in October 2017 and assured that the four people sharing a plane with them identified as John Major Howard Zemsky Dani Lever Y Fashouer Collins Abbey they agreed that “that conversation did not take place

In 2018 he insures Boylan in his letter, on another occasion when he was alone with the governor in his office, Cuomo he kissed her on the lips.I was startled but kept walking“He writes before saying that his main concern at the time was that no one had seen him so they wouldn’t think his promotion was due to the”attractionThe governor felt that for her.

He resigned in September of that year because he could no longer bear the situation, he says. Boylan assures that he has written this letter in light of complaints from several politicians about the alleged workplace harassment Cuomo to employees and colleagues, and who have placed the politician between a rock and a hard place. He also pointed out that at least two colleagues confessed to him that they had experienced similar situations to hers, but were afraid to report it.I hope that by sharing my story I can open the way for other women to do the same.”, Concludes Boylan

(With information from EFE). –

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