{"id":186523,"date":"2021-03-02T10:02:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186523"},"modified":"2021-03-02T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:02:30","slug":"third-woman-accuses-cuomo-of-making-unwanted-sexual-advances-at-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-woman-accuses-cuomo-of-making-unwanted-sexual-advances-at-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Woman Accuses Cuomo Of Making Unwanted Sexual Advances At Wedding"},"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%2Fthird-woman-accuses-cuomo-of-making-unwanted-sexual-advances-at-wedding%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=186523&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\/03\/cuomo-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A third woman has come out to accuse Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment \u2014 and this time there are photos.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Ruch, a former Biden 2020 campaign worker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/01\/nyregion\/cuomo-harassment-anna-ruch.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur\">told<\/a> The New York Times that the governor made unwanted sexual advances toward her after they met at a wedding in New York City in 2019. She also accused Cuomo, 63, of kissing her without her permission, even as she tried to pull away. Ruch said the encounter left her \u201cconfused and shocked and embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor was working the room after toasting the newlyweds, and when he came upon Ms. Ruch, now 33, she thanked him for his kind words about her friends,\u201d said the Times. \u201cBut what happened next instantly unsettled her: Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruch\u2019s bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed \u2018aggressive\u2019 and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so confused and shocked and embarrassed,\u201d said Ruch, whose recollection was confirmed to the Times by the friend, contemporaneous text messages, and even photographs from the event. \u201cI turned my head away and didn\u2019t have words in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A friend took a series of pictures of the incident as it occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Ruch said she felt \u201cuncomfortable and embarrassed\u201d when Mr. Cuomo placed his hands on her face and asked to kiss her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PdO7v4WjO3\">pic.twitter.com\/PdO7v4WjO3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TE\u166d\u15e9\u1515 \u1587E\u15ea \u146dI\u14aa\u14aa (@RedPillLaredo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedPillLaredo\/status\/1366711213636345866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the act of impunity that strikes me,\u201d\u00a0Ruch said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a choice in that matter. I didn\u2019t have a choice in his physical dominance over me at that moment. And that\u2019s what infuriates me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruch is the third woman to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment. Her allegations drew support from another accuser, Charlotte Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand with Anna Ruch. Anna \u2014 I hear you, I see you. I\u2019m so sorry. His inappropriate and aggressive behavior cannot be justified or normalized. Thank you for your courage and strength. Here for you always,\u201d Bennett worked on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I stand with Anna Ruch. Anna \u2014 I hear you, I see you. I\u2019m so sorry. His inappropriate and aggressive behavior cannot be justified or normalized. Thank you for your courage and strength. Here for you always. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EkxV05VPVX\">https:\/\/t.co\/EkxV05VPVX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlotte Bennett (@_char_bennett_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_char_bennett_\/status\/1366555463765151746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bennett, a former Cuomo aide, alleges that the governor inquired about her sex life and asked her if she would be amenable to a relationship with an older man. And another former aide, Lindsey Boylan, said Cuomo \u201cmade inappropriate comments about her appearance, kissed her without her consent at the end of a meeting and once suggested they play strip poker while aboard his state-owned jet,\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cuomo-apology-blasted-charlotte-bennett-468ae8e2854ebb28f286355ba2f496ac\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo initially denied the allegations from Boylan. \u201cAs we said before, Ms. Boylan\u2019s claims of inappropriate behavior are quite simply false,\u201d the governor\u2019s press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/statement-press-secretary-caitlin-girouard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>But the embattled governor has since tried to play down the encounters, saying he was just trying to \u201cadd some levity\u201d to serious events. He also claims his words and actions were \u201cmisinterpreted\u201d and that some of his behavior with women \u201cmay have been insensitive or too personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that,\u201d he said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>But that same day, New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said she would \u201cmove forward\u201d on starting an investigation into the allegations against Cuomo after she received a proper referral from the governor\u2019s office.<\/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 member.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A third woman has come out to accuse Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment \u2014 and this time there are photos. 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