The Justice Division discovered that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at the very least 13 state staff.
Recall that in August 2021, Cuomo, a Democrat, was found to have sexually harassed a number of ladies, AG Letitia James introduced after a 4-month investigation into the accusations.
In keeping with NY AG Letitia James, Cuomo violated state and federal regulation.
James mentioned Cuomo harassed present and former state staff and created a hostile work surroundings.
The 165-page report mentioned Cuomo created a poisonous work surroundings ‘rife with fear and intimidation, and helped enable harassment to occur and created a hostile work environment.’
Cuomo was pressured out in 2021 after Letitia James launched her report.
The Justice Division on Friday concluded that Cuomo sexually harassed at the very least 13 ladies.
ABC Information reported:
The U.S. Justice Division concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed greater than a dozen state staff, based on a settlement introduced Friday that confirmed allegations from the damaging misconduct probe that led to the Democrat’s resignation.
The settlement between New York and the Justice Division resolves the federal company’s sexual harassment investigation of Cuomo and descriptions extra steps the state will take to alter the way it handles misconduct complaints.
Cuomo, as soon as a rising star within the Democratic celebration, left workplace in 2021 after a report by Legal professional Common Letitia James concluded he sexually harassed at the very least 11 ladies. He has denied wrongdoing and argued James’ report was pushed by politics, supposed to drive him from workplace so she might run for governor.
The Justice Division investigation discovered an identical sample of sexual misconduct by Cuomo and mentioned he subjected at the very least 13 state staff to a sexually hostile work surroundings. It mentioned Cuomo’s staffers didn’t adequately report allegations and retaliated in opposition to 4 ladies who raised complaints. The company didn’t launch a full report detailing its investigation however as a substitute printed a listing of its findings.
