the sheriff in albany on thursday and filed this criminal complaint. this is the first criminal complaint we know of that has been filed against the governor. it means the likelihood, the potential that the governor could face criminal charges, has grown. it certainly is significant that the woman filed this complaint, there s been a lot of questions about whether or not she would cooperate in a criminal investigation, and that is likely what s going on now. as to what the governor is accused of doing to this woman, investigators have referred to her as executive assistant number one. the attorney general talked about her in the report that they filed and one of those investigators who the attorney general charged with investigating this case spoke about those allegations in the press conference on tuesday and here s what she said. on november 16th, 2020, in the executive mansion, the governor hugged executive
this is that allegation of groping that was brought up. here s how it was addressed in the press conference. on november 16th, 2020, in the executive mansion, the governor hugged executive assistant number one and reached under her blouse to grab her breast. this was the culmination of a pattern of inappropriate sexual conduct, including numerous close and intimate hugs where the governor held her so closely that her breasts were pressed against his body and he sometimes ran his hands up and down her back while he did so. there were also several occasions on which the governor grabbed her bullet. butt. now, in response, in both his taped statement and also in this 85-page rebuttal, essentially, that we got from the governor s attorneys, he said very clearly, this just did not happen. those were his words, victor. now, just to put a little bit more in context here too, we also heard from his camp. we are waiting to hear from his
sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and non-consensual touching and making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women. the investigation released today by the new york attorney general s office documents allegations against governor cuomo by 11 women. the investigators interviewed 179 witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pieces of evidence to corroborate the o allegations. those investigators describe their findings at today s press conference. on november 16th, 2020, in the executive mansion, the governor hugged executive assistant number one and reached under her blouse to grab her breast. the governor also several times inappropriately touched a state trooper assigned to the unit to protect the governor. employees recounted a pattern of
specifically, the investigation found that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and nonconsensual touching and making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women. on november 16th, 2020, in the executive mansion, the governor hugged executive assistant number one and reached under her blouse to grab her breast. the governor also several times inappropriately touched a state trooper assigned to the unit to protect the governor. employees recounted a pattern of similarly offensive comments and conversations, such as the governor repeatedly asking executive assistant number one whether she would cheat on her husband, saying to her if you were single, the things i would do to you. none of them welcomed it.
andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state law. specifically, the investigation found that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed current and former new york state employees by engaging in unwelcome and non-consensual touching and making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women. the investigation released today by the new york attorney general s office documents allegations against governor cuomo by 11 women. the investigators interviewed 179 witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pieces of evidence to corroborate the allegations. those investigators describe their findings at today s press conference. on november 16th, 2020, in the executive mansion, the