Overall, it created a work environment “rife with fear and intimidation,” the report said. Investigators say Mr Cuomo touched women inappropriately, subjecting them to unwanted kisses and groping, as well as made suggestive remarks about their appearance and sex lives. Their accounts were corroborated by an investigation conducted by the state attorney-general, who released a report last week but declined to press criminal charges. Mr Cuomo is facing detailed, on-the-record allegations of sexual harassment from at least 11 women, many of them current and former staffers.
What happened? Multiple women are accusing Cuomo of sexual harassment On Tuesday (local time), he resigned from his job as governor amid calls for impeachment, the threat of criminal charges and a big #MeToo test for the Democrats. Mr Cuomo emerged from the worst year of the pandemic looking like an anti-Trump leader, offering a calm, caring style in contrast to the man in the White House. Not long after the third devastating wave of infections crashed over New York, Mr Cuomo was awarded an Emmy for the way he turned a crisis into a moment of engaging, feel-good television. Journalists speculated he might be named as Joe Biden's running mate in the presidential election.Īnd the praise lasted for months. His popularity soared with the public to the point where the hashtag #PresidentCuomo trended on Twitter. On Mother's Day, he video-called his mum during a live press conference and pundits gushed about his empathy. Just north of the Capitol, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promised to make transparency and clear information his calling cards.Ĭable news networks ran his hour-long press conferences live, every single day, for months on end. When America's COVID-19 fear was first peaking, the public looked in an unlikely direction for national leadership.
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