Another Andrew Cuomo advisor joined in sexual harassment charges against him

An adviser to the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, who still works for him, this Friday became the last woman to accuse him of sexual harassment, according to a report by The New York Times.

Alyssa McGrath is the first woman who continues to work with Cuomo to publicly speak out against a series of allegedly inappropriate and consistent behavior by the head of state: Among them are asking questions about the lack of a wedding ring or the status of her divorce, telling her in Italian that she was pretty or commenting on a pendant that fell on her chest as she looked at him..

The details revealed by McGrath, 33, are similar to those revealed in recent weeks after six women, some of whom have wanted to remain anonymous, denounce actions of this nature by the governor, who has held this post for 11 years.

Most of the plaintiffs are young women who worked for Cuomo at some point during his tenure. The biggest accusation came from an aide who preferred to remain anonymous and said that Cuomo groped her boobs at his official residence when one night last December he asked her to come help him with a problem with his cell phone..

McGrath said The New York Times that the young woman, who is his colleague, described the event in detail after local media Times Union of Albany made it public last week. “She froze when she started doing this to him,” McGrath said. “But who are you going to tell this to?”

McGrath also said his partner revealed to him that the governor had ordered him not to talk about the alleged incident.

The New York Times He further notes that in several interviews this week with McGrath, the alleged victim described a governor’s pattern of behavior that included suggestive discussions that included personal comments, as well as a persistent promotion of competitiveness among female employees in his office. .

McGrath did not accuse Cuomo of sexual contact, But he said he believed all of the governor’s actions resulted in sexual harassment.

At least seven women, including helpers who work or have worked for Cuomo, have accused the governor of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment, in addition to sexual advances.

Cuomo, 63, has consistently dismissed the allegations and on Friday one of his attorneys, Rita Galvin, responded to McGrath’s allegations. saying that “the governor greeted men and women with hugs and kisses on the cheek, forehead or hand”.

“Yes, he posed for pictures with his arm around them. Yes, he uses Italian expressions like ‘ciao, bella’, ”noted Galvin, who however noted that“none of this is exceptional, although it can be dated“.

The sexual harassment allegations resulted in a long list of colleagues in Cuomo’s party turning their backs on him and calling for his resignation, while New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Assembly Judiciary Committee legislative. could lead to an indictment against him.

Cuomo, for his part, indicated in his latest public statement in this regard that will not give up. He suggested that political opponents could be at the origin of the complaints and that it was necessary to wait for the end of the investigation.

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