The woman who accused Andrew Cuomo of groping her while he was governor—sparking a criminal investigation—has now filed a lawsuit against him under a just-expired statute that has seen a slew of other cases against well-known men in the last few days. Brittany Commisso accused the Democrat of “continuous sexual harassment” that included touching her rear end and breast while she worked for him. Rita Glavin, a lawyer for Cuomo, said the claims “are provably false, which is why the Albany district attorney dismissed the case two years ago after...

A former executive assistant to ex-governor Andew Cuomo is suing him under New York's Adult Survivors Act, claiming that her former boss subjected her to humiliating and demeaning tasks, forced kisses on her and groped her. The window for claims under the act expires today, with many being filed this week as the deadline approached. Brittany Commisso worked in the Executive Chamber from 2019 to 2021, according to the lawsuit, and was the staffer whose original complaint of groping led to a misdemeanor criminal complaint being filed against Cuomo at...

Brittany Commisso, a former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York who accused him of groping her in late 2020, is suing him under the state’s Adult Survivors Act for what she described as “pervasive abusive conduct,” according to court papers. In the papers, Ms. Commisso accused Mr. Cuomo of “continuous sexual harassment” and of retaliating against her after she refused his advances and reported his conduct. Ms. Commisso’s allegations against Mr. Cuomo are not new, and he has long denied them. Subscribe to The Times to read...

A former aide to ex-Gov. Cuomo filed an Adult Survivors Act lawsuit against her ex-boss, leveling accusations of “continuous sexual harassment” by the defendant followed by a job demotion after spurning his unwanted advances. The three-page Wednesday filing in Albany Supreme Court from one-time assistant Brittany Commisso details the alleged persistent and unwanted behavior by Cuomo that ran the gamut from sexualized remarks about her appearance to the sexual touching of her buttocks and forcible touching of her breast during her time in Albany as an executive assistant inside the...

A former executive assistant to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who had accused him of groping her has filed a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her. Brittany Commisso, who worked for Cuomo starting in 2017, filed the lawsuit under the Adult Survivors Act, which had expanded the time limit under which people could sue for sexual assault or harassment that had previously been beyond the statue of limitations. The window to sue expired at midnight Thursday. Cuomo ultimately resigned as governor in August 2021 following sexual misconduct allegations by...

The former top Democrat in New York is defending former President Donald Trump from what he calls a political prosecution. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Trump, speaking on WABC Radio on Friday, according to Fox News. “I don’t understand why Bragg is putting such emphasis on this case,” Cuomo said of the investigation. “A person breaks the law I get it, but on the state side this is a misdemeanor case.” The once-Democratic Party star questioned Bragg’s jurisdiction in the case,...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused the New York and Georgia grand jury investigations into former President Donald Trump of being politically motivated and part of a "cancer in our body politic." Cuomo, a Democrat who resigned in disgrace in 2021 amid sexual misconduct allegations, made the comments during an appearance this week on WABC 770 talk radio show "The Cats Roundtable." The former governor told host John Catsimatidis that he "doesn't understand" why Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was "putting such an emphasis" on Trump's 2016 hush money...

Former Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over his focus on potentially prosecuting former President Donald Trump and suggested the move is politically motivated. "I don’t understand why Bragg is putting such emphasis on this case," the former governor on Friday night. "A person breaks the law I get it, but on the state side this is a misdemeanor case. It’s really a federal case because he needs it to be a campaign finance fraud case which is a federal case and that’s what...

Andrew Cuomo Rips Probes Into Trump as Feeding ‘Cancer in Our Body Politic’ Andrew Cuomo, then New York Governor, speaks during a news conference in New York City on May 10, 2021. (Mary Altaffer-Pool/Getty Images) Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, criticized investigations into former President Donald Trump, calling them politically motivated and a “cancer in our body politic.” Cuomo, a former attorney general, told host John Catsimatidis in an interview on WABC 770 that he expects Trump will be indicted in Manhattan next week. “The expression, for...