New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could face misdemeanor charges if investigators substantiate a criminal complaint accusing the governor of groping an aide last year, the Albany County sheriff said Saturday.
Sheriff Craig Apple promised a "very comprehensive" investigation in partnership the Albany County district attorney's office, but said it would be premature to commit to a timeline or say whether Cuomo himself will be questioned.
The aide says Cuomo reached under her shirt and fondled her when they were alone in a room at the Executive Mansion last year. The woman also told investigators with the attorney general's office that Cuomo once rubbed her rear end while they were posing together for a photo."He is 63 years old.
Cuomo has faced renewed calls to step down after an independent investigation overseen by the state attorney general's office concluded he sexually harassed 11 women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers. "I have to tell you, it was -- at the moment, I was in such shock that I could just tell you that I just remember looking down seeing his hand, seeing the top of my bra," she told investigators.District attorneys in Manhattan, suburban Westchester, and Nassau counties and the state capital of Albany have said they asked for investigative materials from the attorney general's inquiry to see if any of the allegations could result in criminal charges.
"I think we've all read the attorney general's report," he said. "At this point I'm very comfortable and safe saying she is, in fact, a victim."
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