{"id":1168588,"date":"2021-12-29T09:04:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1168588"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:04:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:04:40","slug":"no-criminal-charges-for-andrew-cuomo-over-alleged-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-criminal-charges-for-andrew-cuomo-over-alleged-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"No Criminal Charges for Andrew Cuomo over Alleged Sexual Harassment"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fno-criminal-charges-for-andrew-cuomo-over-alleged-sexual-harassment%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=1168588&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\">Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) will not face criminal charges stemming from allegations of unwanted kissing by two women, one of them a state trooper assigned to his detail, a county prosecutor said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah confirmed the decision after allegations were made Cuomo asked a state trooper if he could kiss her and grabbing a school employee and kissing her without her consent.<\/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<p>There was \u201ccredible\u201d evidence to conclude that Cuomo, 63,&nbsp; did act as the women claimed, but Rocah concluded she could not pursue criminal charges, UPI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2021\/12\/28\/Westchester-district-attorney-no-criminal-charges-Andrew-Cuomo\/7321640731988\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investigation found credible evidence to conclude that the alleged conduct in both instances described above did occur,\u201d Rocah said in a statement. \u201cHowever, in both instances, my office has determined that, although the allegations and witnesses were credible and the conduct concerning, we cannot pursue criminal charges due to the statutory requirements of the criminal laws of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The rich Hollywood Elites who coddled and gushed over Democrat Party icon Andrew Cuomo should be ashamed for enabling him. When will the Left stop its War on Women? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mo8QMNhttk\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mo8QMNhttk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1422709744427438086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to the investigations, the trooper was working on Cuomo\u2019s detail at his home in Mount Kisco when she asked the governor if he needed anything to which he asked if he could kiss her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe further indicated that she was concerned about the ramifications of denying the governor\u2019s request and so she said \u2018sure,&#8217;\u201d the district attorney\u2019s office said. \u201cThe governor then kissed her on the cheek and, as indicated in the attorney general\u2019s report, \u2018said something to the effect of, \u201coh, I\u2019m not supposed to do that\u201d or \u201cunless that\u2019s against the rules.\u201d\u2018\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school employee said that Cuomo \u201cpulled her toward him and kissed her on the cheek without seeking permission for such a greeting while the two were at an event at White Plains High School.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17602442\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1333618074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17602442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1333618074.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the New York State Capitol on August 11, 2021 after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will be resigning after the release of a report by the NY State Attorney General Letitia James that concluded he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women.&nbsp; (Michael M. Santiago\/Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, the Nassau County district attorney&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2021\/12\/28\/westchester-da-wont-pursue-criminal-charges-against-cuomo-1402970\">also announced<\/a>&nbsp;harassment allegations against Cuomo within the county would not lead to a criminal case, despite calling the allegations \u201ccredible\u201d and \u201cdeeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Cuomo is now released from the unwanted kissing accusations from the two women, several other investigations on his alleged actions are still underway. The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s office is in charge of one of the probes. In addition, there is a federal probe into sexual harassment allegations against the ex-governor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Cuomo has always denied touching anyone inappropriately, maintaining he was sorry if his behavior with women was \u201cmisinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,\u201d as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/03\/andrew-cuomo-rejects-sexual-harassment-report-findings-i-never-touched-anyone-inappropriately\/\">reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrew Cuomo\u2019s close aide apparently used a trick in an attempt to impugn one of the former governor\u2019s sexual harassment accusers, the New York Post reported. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HU0JNi6D0T\">https:\/\/t.co\/HU0JNi6D0T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1467641162114781186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He portrayed some of the encounters as misunderstandings attributable to \u201cgenerational or cultural\u201d differences, a reference in part to his upbringing in an affectionate Italian-American family.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo apologized to the state of New York and the women he made feel uncomfortable back in March,&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?509520-1\/york-governor-cuomo-apologizes-actions-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">saying<\/a>&nbsp;he has kissed hundreds of \u201cwomen, men, [and] children\u2026 even legislators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/10\/andrew-cuomo-announces-resignation-governor-new-york\/\">resigned<\/a> from his post as governor, a position he held since 2011, on August 24.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disgraced former New York Gov. 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