{"id":168343,"date":"2021-02-24T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=168343"},"modified":"2021-02-24T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T18:14:23","slug":"woman-who-accused-andrew-cuomo-of-sexual-harassment-finally-details-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-accused-andrew-cuomo-of-sexual-harassment-finally-details-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Who Accused Andrew Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment Finally Details Allegations"},"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%2Fwoman-who-accused-andrew-cuomo-of-sexual-harassment-finally-details-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=168343&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1228913958.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In mid-December, a former adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) alleged that he had sexually harassed her while she worked for him.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, Lindsey Boylan tweeted that Cuomo \u201csexually harassed me for years,\u201d adding that \u201cmany saw it, and watched\u201d and that she \u201ccould never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot knowing what to expect what\u2019s the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it. No one. And I *know* I am not the only woman,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently. I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boylan made her allegations at a time when Cuomo was viewed by many in the Democratic Party as a potential pick for President Joe Biden\u2019s Attorney General, The Daily Wire reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cuomo-responds-to-sexual-misconduct-allegations-a-woman-has-the-right-to-express-her-opinion\">denied<\/a> the allegations, saying simply: \u201cYeah, I heard about the tweet and what it said about comments that I had made and it\u2019s not true. Look, I fought for and I believe a woman has the right to come forward and express her opinion and express issues and concerns that she has, but it\u2019s just not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The media dropped the story quickly, something that would not have occurred had the allegations been made against a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Boylan <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@lindseyboylan4NY\/my-story-of-working-with-governor-cuomo-e664d4814b4e\">wrote<\/a> a lengthy article on Medium detailing her allegations against Cuomo, beginning with a suggestion the government made while the two were on his taxpayer-funded jet in which he suggested they play \u201cstrip poker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I was thinking,\u201d Boylan said she responded, claiming her statement was made \u201csarcastically and awkwardly\u201d and that she \u201ctried to play it cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Andrew Cuomo has created a culture within his administration where sexual harassment and bullying is so pervasive that it is not only condoned but expected. His inappropriate behavior toward women was an affirmation that he liked you, that you must be doing something right. He used intimidation to silence his critics. And if you dared to speak up, you would face consequences,\u201d Boylan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Boylan said she decided to come forward on December 13 after another former staffer confided in her that she had also been sexually harassed by Cuomo. She said the harassment began shortly after her first encounter with Cuomo, when she was \u201csurprised by how much attention he paid me.\u201d Boylan said her boss then informed her that Cuomo had a \u201ccrush\u201d on her because she looked so much like his rumored former girlfriend Lisa Shields, even calling Boylan by Lisa\u2019s name in front of coworkers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said look up Lisa Shields. You could be sisters. Except you\u2019re the better looking sister,\u201d Boylan\u2019s boss wrote to her in an email, a screenshot of which was included in Boylan\u2019s article.<\/p>\n<p>Boylan said she complained to friends about Cuomo constantly touching her on her \u201clower back, arms and legs.\u201d She said his \u201csenior staff began keeping tabs\u201d on her whereabouts. She included screenshots of a text message exchange she shared with her mother in November 2016 detailing a particular instance of what she says is sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that Cuomo apparently left a government party in December 2016 to show her around his office. She claimed she avoided him when he was shaking hands but \u201cminutes later\u201d she received a call from the governor\u2019s body man, who took her to the Hall of Governors and into Cuomo\u2019s office. He came in the room and began noting various things to her, one of which was a cigar box he said was given to him by former President Bill Clinton while Cuomo was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. As Boylan noted, the \u201ctwo-decade old reference to President Clinton\u2019s affair with Monica Lewinsky was not lost on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said Cuomo gave roses to female staffers on Valentine\u2019s Day and gave her a signed photograph of himself, which was left in her office while she was not there. She claims she was promoted to Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Special Advisor to the Governor, but she tried to turn it down to stay away from Cuomo, but she eventually accepted the promotion with the stipulation that her office remain far from the governor and his inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>Boylan said the harassment was mostly words until one day after a one-on-one briefing with Cuomo where he allegedly kissed her on the lips. She said she worried people would think she only received her position because of Cuomo\u2019s \u201ccrush\u201d on her. She said she started speaking up and was then ostracized by the women on Cuomo\u2019s senior team.<\/p>\n<p>Boylan finally resigned on September 26, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>She said that since she came forward in December, two other women have reached out with their own stories of sexual harassment from Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am speaking up because I have the privilege to do so when many others do not. No one should have to be defined or destroyed by this kind of sexual harassment. Nor should they be revictimized if they decide to speak their own truth,\u201d Boylan concluded.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In mid-December, a former adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) alleged that he had sexually harassed her while she worked for him. 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