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Cuomo Administration Was 'Ripe for Harassment,' Lawyers Say
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2:38The administration run by New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo created a work environment "ripe for harassment", a leading lawyer said on Tuesday.
An investigation found that Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women inside and outside state government and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers, New York’s attorney general announced.
The nearly five-month investigation, conducted by two outside lawyers who spoke to 179 people, found that the Cuomo administration was a “hostile work environment” and that it was “rife with fear and intimidation.”
Speaking during a briefing on the findings in New York, Joon Kim, one of the lawyers leading the investigation, recalled how employees described the culture in the Executive Chamber as "toxic, hostile and abusive".
"Others use words like fear, intimidation, bullying, vindictive," he said.
"It was a culture where you could not say no to the governor and if you upset him or his senior staff, you would be written off, cast aside or worse."
People interviewed included complainants, current and former members of the executive chamber, State troopers, additional state employees and others who interacted regularly with the governor.
On at least one occasion, the investigation found, Cuomo and his senior staff worked to retaliate against a former employee who accused him of wrongdoing.
Cuomo was also found to have harassed women outside of government, the investigation found.
Lead lawyer Anne Clark said women found Cuomo "deeply humiliating and offensive".
"Women also describe to us having the governor seek them out, stare intently at them, look them up and down, or gaze at their chest or butt," she said.
Investigators said they found all 11 women were credible, noting that their allegations were corroborated to varying degrees, including by other witnesses and contemporaneous text messages.
Cuomo faced multiple allegations last winter that he inappropriately touched and sexually harassed women who worked with him or who he met at public events.
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