A December 31, 2019, “selfie” image taken of a lady recognized as “Executive Assistant #1, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, included in a report released by workplace of Attorney General Letitia James. The lady has actually made a criminal problem versus Cuomo, who presumably searched her rear end when this image was taken.
Source: New York Attorney General’s Office
An executive assistant for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who informed detectives that he searched her breast and rear end has actually spoken openly for the very first time given that submitting a criminal problem versus the guv.
Brittany Commisso, throughout an interview with “CBS This Morning” and the Albany Times Union, said she filed the complaint against Cuomo because “it was the ideal thing to do,” according to a clip of the interview, which will air Monday early morning.
“The guv requires to be held liable,” Commisso said. “What he did to me was a criminal offense. He broke the law.”
Commisso is recognized as “Executive Assistant #1” in a report launched recently by state Attorney General Letitia James on Cuomo’s declared unwanted sexual advances of almost a lots females.
Commisso informed detectives maintained by James that the guv got and after that rubbed her rear end throughout a selfie image taken at the Executive Mansion in Albany. Commisso likewise declared that Cuomo reached under her blouse and got her breast while he provided her a hug, according to the report.
The guv is dealing with an anticipated impeachment and might be apprehended if authorities identify there is likely cause to think her problem.
Cuomo has actually rejected sexually pestering any lady. “I never ever touched anybody wrongly or made unsuitable sexual advances,” the guv stated on Tuesday.
Rita Glavin, a lawyer for the guv, has actually contested the timeline offered by Commisso and declared there is proof not consisted of in the report that weakens the trustworthiness of her story.
“This lady’s story as mentioned in the report is incorrect,” Glavin stated on Friday.
The 165-page report, which consists of interviews with 179 witnesses and an evaluation of 10s of countless files, describes Cuomo’s declared unwanted sexual advances of almost a lots females who work or had actually worked for the state and in other places.
The report states the guv took part in nonconsensual touching, searching, kissing and hugging, along with made unsuitable remarks to females. It likewise states the guv struck back versus a previous staff member who grumbled openly about his conduct.
Read more about the “CBS This Morning and the Albany Times Union interview here.
—CNBC’s Dan Mangan contributed reporting
