{"id":1148566,"date":"2021-12-24T00:34:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T05:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1148566"},"modified":"2021-12-24T00:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T05:34:25","slug":"nassau-county-declines-to-charge-andrew-cuomo-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nassau-county-declines-to-charge-andrew-cuomo-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Nassau County Declines to Charge Andrew Cuomo over Sexual Misconduct Allegations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnassau-county-declines-to-charge-andrew-cuomo-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1148566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Nassau County prosecutors declined to bring charges against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual misconduct allegations stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur exhaustive investigation found the allegations credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law,\u201d Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonCampbellNY\/status\/1474066682238980097\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s the full statement from Nassau Acting DA Joyce Smith: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8rrbxd3jYt\">https:\/\/t.co\/8rrbxd3jYt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qMLXWGHdRv\">pic.twitter.com\/qMLXWGHdRv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonCampbellNY\/status\/1474066682238980097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nassau County investigated allegations that Cuomo inappropriately touched a state trooper at Belmont Racetrack in September 2019 in Long Island, New York. The unidentified state trooper is one of eleven women whose allegations were vetted during James\u2019 investigation of Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>The state trooper alleged Cuomo \u201cran the palm of his left hand across her abdomen, to her belly button and then to her right hip,\u201d while holding a door open for the former governor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In James\u2019 report, the state trooper said she did not plan to report Cuomo\u2019s misconduct because she felt like she could not do anything about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a trooper, newly assigned to the travel team. Do I want to make waves? No,\u201d she said, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021.05.19_trooper_1_10.06.2021.pdf\">report<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve heard horror stories about people getting kicked off the detail or transferred over like little things. \u2026 I had no plans to report it.\u201d The state trooper also described other times when she felt Cuomo\u2019s behavior towards her was \u201cflirtatious\u201d and \u201ccreepy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nassau County\u2019s investigation was limited to Long Island\u2019s Belmont Racetrack incident. Other counties like Albany are still investigating sexual misconduct allegations against Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to note that our investigation was limited to alleged conduct at Belmont Racetrack, and prosecutors in other jurisdictions continue to review other allegations of misconduct by Mr. Cuomo,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the brave individuals who came forward and cooperated with our office during this investigation, and gratefully acknowledge our colleagues, Attorney General James and the New York State Assembly, for their diligence and collaboration,\u201d she&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonCampbellNY\/status\/1474066682238980097\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18744242\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cuomo-sexual-harassment-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-prepares-board-helicopter-announcing-resignation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18744242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cuomo-sexual-harassment-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-prepares-board-helicopter-announcing-resignation.png\" alt=\"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. Cuomo says he will resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. The three-term Democratic governor&#039;s decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. Cuomo says he will resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. The three-term Democratic governor\u2019s decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cuomo denied the allegations of sexual misconduct, and his team continues to emphasize Cuomo\u2019s innocence. Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/cuomo-wont-be-charged-in-nassau-county-district-attorney-says\">claims<\/a>&nbsp;the former governor \u201cdid not remember touching the Trooper, but said that it was a common custom for him to acknowledge the presence of a trooper \u2014 male or female \u2014 holding a door as he walked past them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was only meant to be an acknowledgment of their presence and nothing more,\u201d Azzopardi&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/cuomo-wont-be-charged-in-nassau-county-district-attorney-says\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Azzopardi claims that James\u2019 investigation into Cuomo was politically motivated, evidenced by her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-ends-run-for-governor\/\">short-lived<\/a>&nbsp;run for New York\u2019s governorship.<\/p>\n<p>He&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/cuomo-wont-be-charged-in-nassau-county-district-attorney-says\">told<\/a>&nbsp;the Washington Examiner:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With each passing day it becomes more and more clear that the Attorney General\u2019s report was the intersection of gross prosecutorial misconduct and an abuse of government power for political purposes \u2026 It was obviously a political springboard to remove Governor Cuomo so she could run for office, however, it was so poorly done and obviously, it backfired, and James\u2019 run for governor lasted only 5 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nassau County prosecutors declined to bring charges against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual misconduct allegations stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 investigation. \u201cOur exhaustive investigation found the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1148566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}