BREAKING NEWS: Independent Investigators Find Governor Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women

[TTL News 308]

NEW YORK – The independent investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, led by Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark has released their report into the multiple allegations of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

After nearly five months, the investigators concluded that Governor Cuomo did sexually harass multiple women, including former and current state employees, by engaging in unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging, and making inappropriate comments. Further, the governor and his senior staff took actions to retaliate against at least one former employee for coming forward with her story. Finally, the Executive Chamber fostered a “toxic” workplace that enabled “harassment to occur and created a hostile work environment.” The investigators find that Governor Cuomo’s actions and those of the Executive Chamber violated multiple state and federal laws, as well as the Executive Chamber’s own written policies.

The investigation was conducted after, on March 1, 2021, the Executive Chamber made a referral, pursuant to New York Executive Law Section 63(8), for Attorney General James to select independent lawyers to investigate “allegations of and circumstances surrounding sexual harassment claims made against the governor.” Kim and Clark were chosen to lead the investigation on March 8, 2021.

“This is a sad day for New York because independent investigators have concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and, in doing so, broke the law,” said Attorney General James. “I am grateful to all the women who came forward to tell their stories in painstaking detail, enabling investigators to get to the truth. No man, no matter how powerful, can be allowed to harass women or violate our human rights laws, period.”

Starting in December 2020, multiple women came forward with allegations that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed them. Over the course of the investigation, the investigators interviewed 179 individuals. Those interviewed included complainants, current and former members of the Executive Chamber, State Troopers, additional state employees, and others who interacted regularly with the governor. More than 74,000 documents, emails, texts, and pictures were also reviewed as evidence during the investigation.

Backed up by corroborating evidence and credible witnesses, the investigators detail multiple current or former New York state employees or women outside state service who were the targets of harassing conduct on the part of the governor.

As part of the investigation, Governor Cuomo also sat with the interviewers and answered questions under oath. While the governor denied the most serious allegations, the investigators found that he did so by offering “blanket denials” or that he had a “lack of recollection as to specific incidents.” The investigators also found that the governor’s recollection “stood in stark contrast to the strength, specificity, and corroboration of the complainants’ recollections, as well as the reports of many other individuals who offered observations and experiences of the governor’s conduct.”   

Additionally, the investigators found that the Executive Chamber was “rife with fear and intimidation” that not only “enabled the above-described instances of harassment to occur,” but also “created a hostile work environment overall.” Further, Governor Cuomo, himself, and the Executive Chamber engaged in “retaliatory” behavior by “intend[ing] to discredit and disparage” a former employee that came forward with her story of harassment.

The investigation found that Governor Cuomo’s sexual harassment of multiple women and his and the Executive Chamber’s retaliation against a former employee for coming forward with her claims of sexual harassment violated multiple state and federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and 42 U.S. Code § 1983, in addition to the Executive Chamber’s own equal employment policies.

Jennifer Kennedy Park, Abena Mainoo, and Rahul Mukhi from the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP were all deputized, in addition to Joon H. Kim — as Special Deputies to the First Deputy Attorney General to conduct the investigation and issue this report. Yannick Grant from the law firm Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C. was deputized,in addition to Anne L. Clark, as a Special Deputy to the First Deputy Attorney General to conduct the investigation and issue this report. A number of other attorneys from both Cleary Gottlieb and Vladeck were appointed as Special Assistants to the First Deputy Attorney General to assist with the investigation.

The complete report can be read HERE.

 

[Chris 2,173]

The official report, linked at the end of the above article, makes for some interesting reading. Yikes. 

[TTL News 308]

Cuomo continues to deny the allegations are true:

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday denied the findings of a five-month investigation by the state's attorney general that found he sexually harassed multiple women in violation of U.S. and state law and created a "climate of fear" in his office.

"I never touched anyone inappropriately," said Cuomo, a Democrat who has served as governor since 2011. "That is just not who I am and that's not who I have ever been."

The investigation showed that Cuomo engaged in unwanted groping, kissing and hugging, and made inappropriate comments to a total of 11 women, state Attorney General Letitia James told a news briefing earlier on Tuesday, adding that the governor's office had become a "toxic workplace" that enabled harassment to occur.

"The facts are much different than what has been portrayed," Cuomo said.

 

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[KarenK 383]

I'm sure the meathead will figure out a way to get out of it, or make our lives miserable on his way out.  I'm am rather enjoying this whole thing though.

[MsKreed 1,185]

https://www.c-span.org/video/?513912-1/ny-governor-cuomo-denies-sexual-harassment-allegations-independent-report

[Ann 264]

5 hours ago, Chris said:

The official report, linked at the end of the above article, makes for some interesting reading. Yikes. 

Very interesting reading and none of it surprised me.  Cuomo and all his “top aides” need to go…..now.

The Attorney General should investigate the Covid/Nursing Home deaths.

[MsKreed 1,185]

His defensive 14 minutes of excuses is absolutely jaw-dropping...particularly in light of the fact that it's almost verbatim to the "justifications" that were cited as being rejected by courts.

 

 

[Hal 341]

Geez , really … so by his reasoning all Italians are Narcissistic?! Interesting to hear how other nationalities stack up against his ! Oh wait … Irish are drunkards , Scots are cheap /frugal , Polish are the brunt of the dumb jokes and on and on ! No , Coumo is just narcissistic and arrogant and let his position go to his head ( and hands ) . 

Edited August 3, 2021 by Hal

[Mahatma 31]

IMHO this is distract from the vaccine passport mask mandates!  Cuomo has been a scumbag for a long time and yet this news comes  out the exact same hour as DiBlassio's mandates!   

[Chris 2,173]

CNN is reporting that top aide Melissa Derosa resigned overnight.

[MsKreed 1,185]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo spends day with possibly his only friend left in Albany :

 

I'm pretty sure he would would make a run for it, it he weren't fenced in.

[Mahatma 31]

On 8/9/2021 at 8:06 AM, MsKreed said:

Gov. Andrew Cuomo spends day with possibly his only friend left in Albany :

 

I'm pretty sure he would would make a run for it, it he weren't fenced in.

well, at least he has good taste in dogs!   

[Kevin 337]

On 8/9/2021 at 7:19 AM, Chris said:

CNN is reporting that top aide Melissa Derosa resigned overnight.

But did she?

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-cuomo-aide-melissa-derosa-stay-on-until-he-leaves-20210811-et6cpb6xdzexrlvktnsn7osxke-story.html

[Mahatma 31]

33 minutes ago, Kevin said:

But did she?

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-cuomo-aide-melissa-derosa-stay-on-until-he-leaves-20210811-et6cpb6xdzexrlvktnsn7osxke-story.html

as the world turns!  lol

[MsKreed 1,185]

8 hours ago, Kevin said:

But did she?

😄

I doubt she had a lot of employers begging to get her on their team.  But, it's possible that she was following through with an ultimatum and went back now because he finally did what she'd told him to do.

 

I there is any truth to THIS ARTICLE , it seems that she saw the handwriting on the wall even before the AG report came out. 

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Sources told News 12 that DeRosa urged Cuomo for weeks to resign or at least announce that he wouldn't seek re-election next year, all in an effort to quell talk of impeachment.