Before you think our justice system has decided to be sane again: no, it's not for the 12,000+ nursing home deaths and secret deals to change his Covid response with high-level hospital donors.
Disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo was charged Thursday with groping a former aide in Albany's Executive Mansion — a crime that could send him to jail for a year if he's convicted.
A misdemeanor criminal complaint filed in Albany City Court alleges that Cuomo, 63, "did intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, forcibly place his hand under the blouse shirt of the victim … and onto her intimate body part."
"Specifically, the victims [sic] left breast for the purposes of degrading and satisfying his sexual desire," it adds.
The incident allegedly took place on the afternoon of Dec. 7 on the second floor of the Executive Mansion, the governor's official residence.
The name of the alleged victim was redacted from the complaint, but a lawyer representing former Cuomo aide Brittany Commisso, 33, acknowledged it's her.
The complaint charges Cuomo with forcible touching, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
Isn't it amazing how fast and far this man fell?
I was told at this time last year by every late-night host and media pundit that Andrew Cuomo was the ideal leader we should all aspire to be. He was getting awards and publishing acclaimed books on how wonderful he is.
Cuomo's career seems to have now ended; not with a bang, but a whimper:
Cuomo is expected to surrender to authorities sometime next week to be arrested and booked, sources said.
Of course, the reason Cuomo is actually being held to account in the Democratic stronghold has nothing to do with the aspirations of another Democrat who wants to have his head:
Cuomo's looming arrest is believed to be the reason that [state Attorney General Letitia] James decided to tell a key union leader Wednesday that she'll launch a campaign for governor "shortly," the source briefed on the matter said.
James is expected to announce her primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul ahead of Cuomo's arrest, the source briefed on the matter said.
Enjoy the circus, New Yorkers!
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