kiss. an unwanted kiss is a crime. it's a sexual assault just like a touching of the breast. those are considered severe instances. if it only happened once, that's enough to win in court. pervasive means it happens over and over again, either against one woman or multiple women, because that's when you create the hostile environment. really that's what the report speaks to. this wasn't just an offense against one women. there were 11 women and this behavior permeated the environment of the workplace, making it clear to everyone who worked under cuomo that harm to women, sexual offenses, sex-based language, offensive crude remarks and behavior was acceptable and anyone who dared speak out about it would be punished, which is its own form of lawsuit. if you suffer retaliation for coming forward, even if it wasn't harassment that you