WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP) — A county prosecutor said Tuesday that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will not face criminal charges stemming from allegations of unwanted kissing by two women, one of them to a state soldier for his description. has been assigned.
Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Roca said that although there is evidence that the conduct the women described had occurred, the office could not pursue criminal charges.
Roca said in a statement, “In both cases, my office has determined that, although the allegations and witnesses were credible, and related to the conduct, we cannot pursue criminal charges due to the statutory requirements of New York criminal laws.” “
A message was left with a Cuomo spokesperson seeking comment.
Last week, a Long Island prosecutor said Cuomo would not face criminal charges She was “totally violated” by her unwanted touching at an event in Belmont Park in September 2019.
A report by Attorney General Letitia James in August chronicled the charges against Cuomo of 11 women and their resignations.However, he has attacked the findings as biased and incorrect.
In October, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office filed a misdemeanor complaint against Cuomos., but a week later the district attorney asked a judge for more time to evaluate the evidence.
The district attorney said the sheriff’s one-page criminal complaint, based on allegations from a woman who said Cuomo slipped her blouse out of his hand and grabbed her breast at the governor’s mansion in late 2020, ” potentially defective”.
At the request of the prosecutor, a court delayed Cuomo’s scheduled conviction until January 7.
According to the District Attorney’s office, soldiers were involved in the alleged Westchester County incident, which took place at Cuomo’s home on Mount Kisco. The soldier told investigators that when he asked the governor if he needed anything, he replied if he could kiss her.
The soldier was worried what would happen if he refused, so he told investigators that he replied, “Sure.”
According to the district attorney’s office, in the second incident, Cuomo allegedly greeted the woman by holding her hand, pulling her towards him and kissing her on the cheek while the two were at an event at White Plains High School.
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