Cuomo could have criminal exposure in harassment case
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo answers questions during a news briefing where he provided updates on state coronavirus infections, and measures being taken to mitigate its dispersion on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could face criminal exposure for a former aide’s allegation that he kissed her without her consent at his midtown office in July 2018.
That allegation, from former aide Lindsey Boylan, was arguably buttressed on Monday evening when the New York Times reported that another woman, 33-year-old Anna Ruch, recounted the governor holding her face after they were introduced at a 2019 wedding and asking if he could kiss her. Ruch told the newspaper the unsettling encounter took place after Cuomo had made her feel uncomfortable when he put his hand on her bare lower back.