TTL News 316 Posted February 28, 2021 Quote ALBANY, N.Y. — A second former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomois accusing him of sexual harassment, saying that he asked her questions about her sex life, whether she was monogamous in her relationships and if she had ever had sex with older men. The aide, Charlotte Bennett, who was an executive assistant and health policy adviser in the Cuomo administration until she left in November, told The New York Times that the governor had harassed her late last spring, during the height of the state’s fight against the coronavirus. Ms. Bennett, 25, said the most unsettling episode occurred on June 5, when she was alone with Mr. Cuomo in his State Capitol office. In a series of interviews this week, she said the governor had asked her numerous questions about her personal life, including whether she thought age made a difference in romantic relationships, and had said that he was open to relationships with women in their 20s — comments she interpreted as clear overtures to a sexual relationship. Mr. Cuomo said in a statement to The Times on Saturday that he believed he had been acting as a mentor and had “never made advances toward Ms. Bennett, nor did I ever intend to act in any way that was inappropriate.” He said he had requested an independent review of the matter and asked that New Yorkers await the findings “before making any judgments.” See the rest of the article here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 342 Posted February 28, 2021 A few more and maybe he will resign in shame. I doubt it, but one can hope. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenK 384 Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) On 2/28/2021 at 4:37 PM, Kevin said: A few more and maybe he will resign in shame. I doubt it, but one can hope. Well, now we are up to #3 as of Monday night. https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/01/cuomo-accuser-he-must-take-responsibility-his-predatory-behavior/6876587002/ Edited March 2, 2021 by KarenK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,213 Posted March 2, 2021 He’s not on the ropes just yet, but his legs are getting a little wobbly. Anyone else would have been done by now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 342 Posted March 2, 2021 One would think how he belittled the Me Too movement a couple years ago would be playing a part, but they seem to forgotten about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,213 Posted March 2, 2021 I think the “woke” crowd is going to be “forgetting” a lot of things. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,201 Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Chris said: He’s not on the ropes just yet, but his legs are getting a little wobbly. Anyone else would have been done by now. At least Spitzer knew when to quit. There are 2 points Cuomo's second accuser that scream how narcissistic he is: 1) In is defense (apology?) he said he was "trying to be a mentor to Ms. Bennett". Really? Discussing sex lives is part of "mentoring" in his world? 2) For as young as she is...she spent a good portion of her short career working on "Me Too" Advocacy . Hint: before you start trying to "mentor" a young adult, maybe read their resume. You know, so you have a general idea of who they are, what they've achieved so far: Quote From June 2016 to August 2016, she was a state legislative and policy intern at SurvJustive, a non-profit in Washington, D.C., USA that provides legal services to sexual violence survivors. (a) (b) From 2014 to 2016, she was a volunteer at Hope’s Door, a non-profit in Pleasantville, Westchester County that provides counseling and resources to survivors of domestic violence. (a) (b) From 2015 to 2017, she was a volunteer at The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. (a) (b) From September 2016 to February 2017, she was an education intern at Planned Parenthood in Utica, Oneida County. (a) (b) While in Hamilton College, she founded the Sexual Misconduct and Assault Reform Task-Force (SMART) in October 2016 and the Policy Advisors for Sexual Assault in January 2017. She served as the director of the latter until May 2017 and the policy committee chair of the former until September 2017. (a) (b) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites