Cuomo and Top Aide Sued by Trooper Over Sexual Harassment Accusations
The New York Times
Lawyers for Andrew Cuomo and Melissa DeRosa said the suit, which accuses them of discrimination and retaliation, was meritless.
A female state trooper who says former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo touched her inappropriately when she was a member of his protective detail sued him, his longtime top aide and the New York State Police on Thursday, accusing them of discrimination and retaliation.
The filing of the lawsuit, which coincided with New York Democrats overwhelmingly endorsing Mr. Cuomo’s successor, Gov. Kathy Hochul, as their nominee in this year’s election, was a reminder that he still faces potential legal jeopardy over the events that hastened his resignation last August.
The trooper appears to be the first of 11 women who have accused Mr. Cuomo of sexual misconduct to sue him. Her suit came several weeks after the Oswego County district attorney decided, like his counterparts in four other counties, against charging Mr. Cuomo criminally over acts the former governor’s accusers said had occurred in his jurisdiction.
