denying the allegations against him. i did not do what has been alleged, period. look, it s very simple, i never harassed anyone, i never abused anyone, i never assaulted anyone. and i never would, right? let s start with the new allegations coming from a former reporter, cnn s polo sandoval is following the latest developments. what are you hearing? reporter: fred, you re referring to jessica bateman, the latest in a growing list of women who have come forward recently with these allegations of sexual harassment and assault against new york s governor andrew cuomo. as you mentioned earlier, these are accusations that the governor continues to deny and continues to refuse to step down over, instead saying that he wants the investigation to proceed. but she s recounting when she was a reporter, she s now a reporter in miami. basically she self-penned a piece, a first-person piece in new york magazine in which she recounts multiple occasions in which she alleges that she