jimnyc
02-28-2021, 01:47 PM
Now this makes 2 accusations. And at least now perhaps an investigation into the facts. Hopefully that same investigation will also include his calling and threatening of a council member & also for lying and hiding deaths in NY that took place due to his orders and decisions.
---
Second former aide accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo was accused Saturday by a second former female aide of sexual harassment.
The ex-aide, Charlotte Bennett, told The New York Times that she was repeatedly made to feel uncomfortable by Cuomo after she was hired in 2019 in the governor's office.
In particular, the 25-year-old woman said the governor had asked her questions about her personal life, such as whether age makes a difference in a relationship.
She told the paper that while the Democratic governor never tried to touch her, she felt he was being inappropriate, especially after a June 5 exchange in his state Capitol office in Albany as she worked on the staff's COVID-19 response.
She left the administration in November and had previously made her concerns known to her supervisors, the paper reported.
She had initially viewed Cuomo, 63, as a mentor, even talking about how she grew up near his former home in New Castle and played soccer against one his daughters; he has three daughters all in their 20s.
“I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared,” Bennett told the Times. “And was wondering how I was going to get out of it and assumed it was the end of my job.”
In a statement, Cuomo denied he ever tried to woo Bennett, and his office said the state would undertake an investigation of the incident by former Federal Judge Barbara Jones.
"Ms. Bennett was a hardworking and valued member of our team during COVID. She has every right to speak out," Cuomo said.
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/news/second-former-aide-accuses-york-010654257.html
Former Andrew Cuomo Aide Alleges New York Governor Kissed Her Without Consent
Lindsey Boylan, a former adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), alleged in an essay on Wednesday that the governor kissed her without consent, made inappropriate comments and fostered a hostile workplace for women.
Boylan’s Medium essay expanded on a Twitter thread in December in which she accused Cuomo of sexual harassment.
“Governor Andrew Cuomo has created a culture within his administration where sexual harassment and bullying is so pervasive that it is not only condoned but expected,” wrote Boylan, who is running for Manhattan borough president. “His inappropriate behavior toward women was an affirmation that he liked you, that you must be doing something right.”
In her essay, Boylan accused Cuomo of inappropriate behavior, including asking her to play strip poker while flying home together from a work event and consistently going out of his way to touch her on her back, arms and legs. She also accused him of telling fellow staffers that he had a “crush” on her.
“As we said before, Ms. Boylan’s claims of inappropriate behavior are quite simply false,” Caitlin Girouard, Cuomo’s press secretary, wrote in a Wednesday-afternoon statement.
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/andrew-cuomo-aide-alleges-ny-governor-kissed-her-without-consent-lindsey-boylan-205836697.html
---
Second former aide accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo was accused Saturday by a second former female aide of sexual harassment.
The ex-aide, Charlotte Bennett, told The New York Times that she was repeatedly made to feel uncomfortable by Cuomo after she was hired in 2019 in the governor's office.
In particular, the 25-year-old woman said the governor had asked her questions about her personal life, such as whether age makes a difference in a relationship.
She told the paper that while the Democratic governor never tried to touch her, she felt he was being inappropriate, especially after a June 5 exchange in his state Capitol office in Albany as she worked on the staff's COVID-19 response.
She left the administration in November and had previously made her concerns known to her supervisors, the paper reported.
She had initially viewed Cuomo, 63, as a mentor, even talking about how she grew up near his former home in New Castle and played soccer against one his daughters; he has three daughters all in their 20s.
“I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared,” Bennett told the Times. “And was wondering how I was going to get out of it and assumed it was the end of my job.”
In a statement, Cuomo denied he ever tried to woo Bennett, and his office said the state would undertake an investigation of the incident by former Federal Judge Barbara Jones.
"Ms. Bennett was a hardworking and valued member of our team during COVID. She has every right to speak out," Cuomo said.
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/news/second-former-aide-accuses-york-010654257.html
Former Andrew Cuomo Aide Alleges New York Governor Kissed Her Without Consent
Lindsey Boylan, a former adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), alleged in an essay on Wednesday that the governor kissed her without consent, made inappropriate comments and fostered a hostile workplace for women.
Boylan’s Medium essay expanded on a Twitter thread in December in which she accused Cuomo of sexual harassment.
“Governor Andrew Cuomo has created a culture within his administration where sexual harassment and bullying is so pervasive that it is not only condoned but expected,” wrote Boylan, who is running for Manhattan borough president. “His inappropriate behavior toward women was an affirmation that he liked you, that you must be doing something right.”
In her essay, Boylan accused Cuomo of inappropriate behavior, including asking her to play strip poker while flying home together from a work event and consistently going out of his way to touch her on her back, arms and legs. She also accused him of telling fellow staffers that he had a “crush” on her.
“As we said before, Ms. Boylan’s claims of inappropriate behavior are quite simply false,” Caitlin Girouard, Cuomo’s press secretary, wrote in a Wednesday-afternoon statement.
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/andrew-cuomo-aide-alleges-ny-governor-kissed-her-without-consent-lindsey-boylan-205836697.html