New York Attorney Drops Groping Charges Against Ex Governor Andrew Cuomo
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Albany County District Attorney David Soares said that while the complainant was "credible," his office would not be able prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt regarding Cuomo's charge for forcible touching.
US prosecutors said Tuesday they were dropping a sexual harassment case against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo who was forced to quit over the allegations last year.
Albany County District Attorney David Soares said that while the complainant was "credible," his office would not be able prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
"As such we have notified the court that we are declining to prosecute this matter and requesting the charges filed by the Albany County sheriff be dismissed," he said in a statement.
Cuomo was charged in November with a misdemeanor for forcible touching, a sex crime that can carry a sentence of up to one year in prison.
