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Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations

Cuomo in 2017.

Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of New York, was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women starting in December 2020, with the accusations covering a range of alleged behavior. He denied all allegations and has apologized for his comments being interpreted as sexually charged.[1] On February 28, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she would hire and deputize a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations.[2] On March 11, the New York State Assembly authorized an impeachment investigation into the allegations.[3] In August 2021, James released an investigatory report that stated that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women during his time in office, with actions such as unwanted groping, kissing and sexual comments.[4][5] The controversy surrounding these allegations culminated in Governor Cuomo's resignation from office. Cuomo was replaced by his Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul.[6]

The entire New York congressional delegation, including New York's two United States Senators, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and over 120 New York State legislators called for Cuomo's resignation, as did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City, and Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President and Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. President Joe Biden stated his support for Attorney General James's independent investigation; he later called on Cuomo to resign after the investigatory report was released.[7] On August 10, Cuomo announced that he would step down from office in 14 days, making his resignation effective on August 24.[8]

On January 4, 2022, Albany County District Attorney David Soares dropped a criminal complaint against Cuomo and also announced that Cuomo would not face any other charges related to other groping allegations, citing lack of evidence.[9] Three days later, a judge dropped the criminal charge against Cuomo.[10] On January 31, 2022, the last of five criminal cases that had been pursued against Cuomo were dismissed.[11]

  1. ^ Smith, Allan (February 28, 2021). "Cuomo apologizes for 'insensitive' comments, turns over sexual harassment investigation to AG's office". NBC News. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ del Valle, Lauren; Stracqualursi, Veronica (March 11, 2021). "New York Assembly speaker OK's committee impeachment investigation into Cuomo allegations". CNN. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Vielking, Jimmy (August 3, 2021). "New York Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Investigation Finds". Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Who are the Democrats running for New York governor in 2022?". City & State NY. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Wilkie, Christina (August 3, 2021). "Biden calls on Cuomo to resign after bombshell sexual harassment report". CNBC.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Axelrod, Tal (August 10, 2021). "Cuomo resigns after investigation finds he harassed multiple women". The Hill. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Hill, Michael; Villeneuve, Marina (January 4, 2021). "Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo". Associated Press. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  10. ^ Villeneuve, Marina; Hill, Michael (January 7, 2022). "Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo". Associated Press. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Last Criminal Case Against Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo Dropped by DA". WNBC. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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