Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated federal and state laws by sexually harassing multiple women - including current and former state employees - through actions that included touching their "Intimate body parts" without consent, officials said Tuesday.
The blockbuster announcements came during a news conference at which state Attorney General Letitia James said an independent probe she commissioned had found that Cuomo engaged in "Unwanted groping, kissing, hugging and making inappropriate comments."
The probe involved accusations that Cuomo, 63, sexually harassed several current and former female staffers, most of whom are in their 20s or 30s. Investigators gathered evidence from 11 women, nine of whom are or were state employees, said former acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon Kim, one of two outside lawyers hired to conduct the probe.
One alleged victim is a state trooper who served on Cuomo's security detail, Kim said.
James hired two outside lawyers - former acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon Kim and employment discrimination expert Anne Clark - to conduct the probe and Cuomo was grilled for about 11 hours in his Manhattan office last month, the New York Times reported Monday.
At several points, the July 17 session - which was recorded on video - got heated when Cuomo confronted Kim over his role in previous federal investigations of the governor and his allies, the Times said.
Last week, several lawyers involved in the investigation also toured the Executive Mansion and Cuomo's offices in the state Capitol, where the alleged harassment is said to have taken place, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing two people familiar with the inquiry.
https://nypost.com/2021/08/03/ag-to-release-report-on-andrew-cuomo-sex-harass-probe-sources/
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