Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett slams ‘pattern of predatory behavior’ after current staffer details grope allegation Denis Slattery
ALBANY Former Cuomo aide Charlotte Bennett, who has accused the governor of sexual misconduct, says the new detailed allegations reported this week by a current staffer who says the governor groped her demonstrate “clear-cut and abhorrent” predatory behavior.
Bennett, 25, issued a scathing statement Thursday after an unnamed Cuomo staffer described in detail the alleged incident that took place late last year at the Executive Mansion in Albany.
In an interview with the Albany Times Union, the woman also laid out how the governor made a series of sexually explicit comments and touched her inappropriately several times in a way that she believed was intended to groom her for sex.
Sherry Vill, the ninth woman accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, provided a photo of the incident. SANDREW was the perfect couple. The beautiful and warm TV cooking-show star softened the gruff, hard-charging governor’s sharp edges. Her telegenic smile seemed to transform his perpetual scowl.
During their 14 years together Sandra Lee never publicly criticized her life partner, and Andrew Cuomo gushed about the godsend who helped him raise his three daughters. When she became sick with cancer, he was seen as a loving fixture by her side.
In September 2019, the fairytale romance suddenly unraveled and a disbelieving public clamored to know why. Now, as a tornado of sexual-harassment charges swirls around Cuomo, the first clues may be emerging.
Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 4:32
GOVERNOR Andrew Cuomo reached under a female aide’s blouse and fondled her after calling her to his private residence to fix his phone, according to a report on Wednesday.
The aide alleges that Cuomo summoned her to the Executive Mansion in late 2020 and aggressively groped her in a sexual way, a person with knowledge on her claims told The Times Union.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo allegedly called a female aide to his private residence and groped herCredit: AP:Associated Press
The woman, whose identify was not disclosed, was called to the mansion to help Cuomo with a minor technical issue on his cell phone.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s "rage & vindictiveness" have made former staffers "fearful to speak" about him as more accusations of sexual misconduct piled up against the Democrat, a reporter claimed Saturday night.