Andrew Cuomo to talk ‘soon’ about sexual intercourse harass statements

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo will discuss publicly “relatively soon” about the sexual harassment scandal that compelled him from workplace — and has no options to “move on,” his defense attorney explained Thursday.

Cuomo has not established a day for his re-emergence just after a lot more than 6 months out of the spotlight, lawyer Rita Glavin explained throughout a virtual news convention. But Glavin explained, “I do expect you are likely to be listening to from the governor rather quickly on this difficulty.”

“He will not allow this go,” she mentioned.

“It is insulting to explain to another person, when they have been addressed wrongly and unfairly, to just go on. He is not likely to go on.”

Glavin also claimed that 5 prison investigations proved Cuomo did not harass everyone, even nevertheless multiple district lawyers called his accusers “credible.”

“Five district lawyers reviewed the proof and soon after looking at the evidence and hunting at the legislation, individuals 5 district lawyers all declared that they are not going to carry expenses,” she mentioned.

“That’s due to the fact Gov. Cuomo did not sexually harass any individual.”

Glavin also mentioned of Cuomo’s accusers, “The evidence displays it is not 11 females — it is zero.”

“When you apply the evidence and the legislation, zero girls were harassed,” she explained.

“When you implement the evidence and the legislation, zero women were being harassed,” Rita Glavin reported.
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Glavin’s assertions arrived just after she beforehand acknowledged that some of the accusations in opposition to Cuomo may possibly have had merit, when she wrote in Oct that “even if you had been to accept each individual criticism as simple fact (which we do not), additional than 50 percent of the complainant’s allegations do not fulfill the conventional of sexual harassment set forth in legislation.”

Cuomo has also acknowledged that some of his steps had been inappropriate, saying in his resignation speech, “In my head, I’ve never ever crossed the line with any person. But I did not notice the extent to which the line has been redrawn.”

Throughout a Q&A with reporters, Glavin on Thursday all but admitted that Cuomo experienced violated the state’s plan in opposition to sexual harassment, stating, “The condition policy is not the regulation.”

“And, you know, kissing anyone on the cheek is not sexual harassment. It just isn’t. You have to glimpse at the context, you have to appear at the in general conduct, and in our watch, the governor did not violate the regulation.”

Sexual harassment is not a criminal offense under New York regulation, but district attorneys in Manhattan, Albany and Westchester, Nassau and Oswego counties all launched probes into allegations that he subjected many girls to unwanted touching and kissing.

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Previous Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in August 2021.
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The accusations — which includes from a state trooper who was assigned to his protective depth — were being outlined in the bombshell report from Lawyer General Letitia James that forced Cuomo to resign underneath threat of impeachment in August.

The most severe allegation — that Cuomo, 64, groped 33-calendar year-aged aide Brittany Commisso in Albany’s Executive Mansion in December 2020 — led to the filing of a misdemeanor charge of forcible touching.

But that scenario was dropped by Albany County District Lawyer David Soares, who reported that whilst Commisso was “cooperative and credible, just after overview of all the offered proof we have concluded that we are not able to meet up with our load at trial.”

The other prosecutors also declined to prosecute Cuomo, with Oswego DA Gregory Oakes most not too long ago declaring there was not “a sufficient lawful basis to bring legal fees.”

Oakes extra, on the other hand, that “this selection is not an exoneration.”

Also throughout her news convention, Glavin claimed Cuomo “is likely to personally make a complaint” alleging legal professional misconduct by James and the lawyers she employed to look into him, former acting Manhattan US Legal professional Joon Kim and Anne Clark.

The criticism will include what Glavin known as “clear proof of perjury and witness tampering” that she said was “based on the restricted evidence uncovered to date” and “could broaden as a lot more evidence is uncovered.”

A James spokesperson claimed, “For months, Andrew Cuomo has been hiding driving his campaign lawyer and falsely crying ‘witch hunt’ irrespective of previously admitting to this misconduct many occasions.”

“If he thinks he has a actual authorized scenario, he must go in advance and file it. These attacks are disgraceful and however a different determined charade to mask the truth: Andrew Cuomo is a serial sexual harasser,” the spokesperson added.

Kim and Clark did not instantly return requests for comment.