Mayor Bill de Blasio and more than 50 Democratic New York lawmakers have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down over allegations of sexual harassment

The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, and nearly 60 Democratic members of the New York legislature on Thursday demanded that the governor Andrew Cuomo will resign due to multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him.

“It’s deeply disturbing”, De Blasio said at a press conference. “The specific charge that the governor called his employee, someone over whom he had power, and then sexually assaulting her is absolutely unacceptable to me»Said de Blasio.

The mayor cited a complaint from an employee of a governor who claims to have been the victim of sexual harassment, and make sure that the politician touched her inappropriately at her official residence at the end of 2020, turn into the sixth woman to accuse him of this type of behavior.

“It’s disgusting to me and I can’t serve as governor anymore” Said De Blasio.

Before the declaration of the mayor of the Big Apple, a group of 59 Democratic lawmakers also called for the governor’s resignation on Thursday.

The letter published by the group comes when Cuomo’s grip on power in the state seemed increasingly tenuous. The highest Democrat in the State Assembly, the President Carl Heastie, He said he would meet with the members today about “Possible paths to follow” in light of the growing accusations.

At New York, the Assembly is the legislative chamber that could act to remove Cuomo, who has been accused on several occasions of making the workplace an uncomfortable place for young women with sexually suggestive comments and behavior, including unwanted touching and kissing.

At least five accusers, Charlotte Bennett, Lindsey Boylan, Ana Liss and Karen Hinton and the latter, they worked for the governor in Albany or during their time in the president’s office Bill clinton. Other, Anna ruch, he said New York timeI know she met Cuomo at a friend’s wedding.

The Times Union of Albany reported on Wednesday that an unidentified assistant claimed that Cuomo reached under his shirt and stroked it after calling her to his official residence.

Nineteen senators and 40 members of the assembly said in a letter Thursday that it was time for Cuomo to leave.

“In light of the governor’s admission of inappropriate behavior and the changed data results of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, he has lost the trust of the public and the legislature of the Condition, making it ineffective in this time of need. The letter said. “It’s time for Governor Cuomo to step down.”

Cuomo has repeatedly said he will not resign and urged the public to wait for the outcome of an investigation by the state attorney general., Letitia James, on her behavior. Cuomo’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

Cuomo denied touching anyone inappropriatelybut said he was sorry if you made someone uncomfortable and didn’t mean to.

The Times Union of Albany reported that the governor summoned the assistant to the executive mansion in Albany last year, saying she needed help with her cell phone.

The assistant, whom she did not mention, was alone with Cuomo when he closed the door, reached out under her shirt and stroked her, the newspaper reported. The newspaper information is based on an unidentified source with direct knowledge of the woman’s accusation.

“I’ve never done something like this”, Cuomo said through a spokesperson Wednesday night.

“The details of this report are heartbreaking”, Cuomo said, adding that he would not discuss the details of this or any other allegation, given an ongoing investigation overseen by the state attorney general.

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