touching when such person intentionally is for no legitimate purpose forcibly touches the sexual or other intimate parts of another person for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person or for the purpose of gratifying the actor s sexual desire. a lawyer for andrew cuomo said tonight, quote, governor cuomo has never assaulted anyone. the criminal summons has been issued for andrew cuomo to appear in court on november 17th. joining us now is a reporter with the wall street journal covering new york state politics from the state capitol in albany. there s a little confusion today about what this legal filing actually was. the district attorney apparently didn t know that the sheriff had done this. but does this mean that the governor former governor definitely will be appearing in court on november 17th? that s right, lawrence. it was a little bit confusing to
have the sheriff moving at a different speed than the district attorney who would normally be involved in charges of a higher magnitude, and you would expect particularly against such a high-profile individual as andrew cuomo. the summons is returnable on november 17th. lawyers who i ve spoken with expect that the governor will appear and be arraigned on the charge at that time. and until then, what this does is take allegations that have emerged first in the spring were substantiated over the summer are leading to charges. there s still other counties with prosecutors looking into various instances of alleged harassment that could have criminal exposure, and we also know that there s a probe in the potential misuse of state resources pending in the attorney general s office.
his seat after allegedly breaking the flight attendant s nose and there are unconfirmed report that the man may have objected to wearing a mask in first class. she s right, he needs to go to jail along with a lot of people on these planes. let s turn to new york, former governor cuomo has been charged. cuomo is directed to appear in court on november 17th to be arraigned on a charge of forcible touching. the alleged interaction occurred on december 7th of last year. the complaint tells us, court document says do not name the woman involved. sources told the albany time, the summon was issued without her attorney s knowledge. she was surprised by the turn of
in my mind, i have never crossed the line with anyone. reporter: she said it was a weight off her shoulders but not enough. he didn t take responsibility he almost still had the attitude as though he is the victim when he is not the victim he is the victimizer reporter: how serious could this charge be? misdemeanor charges are in a category below felony charges but any criminal conviction is a career ender for somebody of the ex-governor s stature. reporter: governor cuomo s attorney just released a statement saying he has never assaulted anyone and questioning the motives of the sheriffs department that filed the charge. we also reached out to a lawyer for ms. kamiso and did not hear back. so, kate, what is next for the former governor. reporter: so what we re told late tonight is a criminal summons has been issued for the governor he is expected to be in court on november 17th. all right kate snow, thank you still developing this evening,
there. the sheriff s office does have the ability to go to the court and apparently according to the sheriff they issued a statement and said this they have the ability to go to the court and say, look, this is what we ve got, is there enough here for a criminal complaint? that s why the governor has to respond to this because a criminal summons has been issued. he has to appear in court on november 17th to answer to this at 2:30 p.m. the governor will be in new york and will be arraigned. former governor. former governor, yes. tom winter, good to see you. in just a few hours, one of the most aggressive vaccine mandates is set to take place here in new york city. all employees have until 5:00 p.m. yesterday hundreds protested this mandate outside the mayor s residence. right now, only 65%, approximately 65% of new york city firefighters have been vaccinated. but i want you to keep this in