Note: This post examines publicly available information and defense-raised challenges.
Accuser #7
Kaitlin (whose last name is not public) is a former employee
of the Executive Chamber. She worked as Deputy Director of Governor’s Offices
from December 2016 to January 2018.
On December 12, 2016, Kaitlin attended a fundraiser for the
Governor, which was hosted by Kaitlin’s employer at the time, a lobbying firm. Kaitlin
introduced herself to the Governor and her bosses told Cuomo that she was a
superstar. Cuomo had Personnel reach out to see if she would be interested in
working as an administrative assistant.
The allegations
The photo When Kaitlin introduced herself to the
Governor at the fundraiser, she extended her hand to offer a handshake, at
which point the Governor pulled her by her hand and held her in a dance pose
that was captured in photographs.
Kaitlin called her mother, two of her sisters and her
roommate after the event, sharing that the Governor had “grabbed [her] and
[that they] took those weird photos and that he said [she] was going to work .
. . in government again, at the state level.”
Kaitlin claims she was only hired for her looks.
Office work Kaitlin
says she received very little guidance or direction from anyone once she joined
the Executive Chamber. She was simply
instructed at some point by the Governor to act like a “sponge” and soak up
knowledge, an instruction that evolved into the Governor giving her the
nickname “sponge.” Kaitlin testified that she found the nickname to be
“embarrassing . . . , condescending [and] demeaning.”
One staff member said they “felt [Kaitlin’s job performance]
was lacking at times” and that Kaitlin did not “necessarily love the role.” The
Governor testified that Kaitlin “did not work out on the telephone” and that he
“asked her a number of times to please learn how to transfer a call . . . [b]ut
she just didn’t work out.”
Clothing Kaitlin
testified that the Governor often made comments about her appearance. On days she rushed into the office, the
Governor would comment on her lack of makeup or share his impression that she
hadn’t gotten “ready” for work that day and “didn’t look right.” The Governor also commented on her clothing,
including on one occasion when she wore a “black and red button down and a
black skirt”. The Governor “said [she] looked like a lumberjack.”
Kaitlin also testified that the Governor called her into his office and asked her to search for car parts on eBay for him. While she stood at the Governor’s desk, he sat in his chair “directly behind” her “backside[.]” Kaitlin recalled feeling anxious because she was standing with her backside to the Governor in a skirt and heels, with him sitting close behind. She felt that the request for assistance was a pretext to be close to her and watch her from behind.
What nobody told you The only corroboration of these claims
are people that she told, not anyone independent.
Kaitlin testified that she has never characterized her
experience working in the Chamber as sexual harassment because she did not want
to think of herself as a victim. But she
was moved by Boylan’s public allegations.
8 – State Entity Employee #1
According to the AG report, State Entity Employee #1 is an
employee of a State-affiliated entity created by State legislation.
The allegations
Touched her butt
State Entity Employee #1 alleged that, on a Saturday in September
2019, following the Governor’s speech, he asked her for a photograph. State
Entity Employee #1 posed for a photograph with the Governor, along with her
supervisor. The Governor “took his hand
and double tapped the area where [State Entity Employee #1’s] butt and [her]
thigh meet,” and then moved his fingers upward to “kind of grab that area
between [her] butt and [her] thigh.”
State Entity Employee #1 testified that she understood the
Governor’s actions to be intentional. After
the event, State Entity Employee #1 sent messages to her siblings and mother
about what had happened. She also told some friends later that evening what had
happened. The AG’s assessment was that
State Entity Employee #1’s written description of the incident, in an email to
herself composed the day after the incident, matched her testimony, as did
messages she sent to friends and family recounting the key details.
What nobody told you There is no one that saw the event happen.
The only people who can corroborate her allegation were told by her.
The photograph shows nothing. There are two people in the background of the
picture. There is no testimony released
from them.
The claim was dismissed by the Manhattan District Attorney
9 – State Entity Employee #2
State Entity Employee #2 is Elizabeth Dufort, former
Director at the New York State Department of Health and a doctor. On March 17, 2020, she performed a live
demonstration of a COVID-19 nasal swab on the Governor during a televised press
conference.
Allegation #1 While
preparing for the press conference, Cuomo asked Dr. Dufort not to put up the
swab ‘so deep that you hit my brain’, it is alleged. She replied that she would be ‘gentle but
accurate’ in carrying out the test, to which Cuomo replied: ‘Gentle but
accurate, I’ve heard that before.’
Allegation #2
During the live televised press conference, Dufort appeared
on camera in full personal protective equipment, including a face shield and
gown. Cuomo stood up and walked toward Dufort for the nasal swab, and said,
“Nice to see you, Doctor—you make that gown look good.” His remark was in front
of the press and livestreamed publicly, as well as captured as a video
recording.
What nobody told you Dufort didn’t allege harassment. She was contacted directly by the Attorney
General.
10 – Virginia Limmiatis
Virginia Limmiatis is an employee of an Energy Company that
hosted an event Cuomo spoke at.
The allegation
He touched her In
May 2017, after the formal program, Limmiatis joined a rope line to meet Cuomo. When Cuomo
reached her, he walked up close to her and pressed his first two fingers of his
right hand on each letter of the Energy Company’s name printed across the chest
of her shirt. Cuomo pressed his fingers
on each letter before sliding his fingers to the next letter, while saying
“[Energy Company] I know you.” Cuomo leaned
in so his cheek was touching Limmiatis’ cheek, and said something along the
lines of, “I’m going to say I see a spider on your shoulder.” And Cuomo brushed his hand in the area
between her shoulder and breast below her collarbone.
Shortly after the rope line had dispersed, Limmiatis
approached three other attendees of the event, and told them about Cuomo’s
conduct and later confided in her sister.
What nobody told you Pictures entered into evidence are just
pictures of Cuomo at the event. Event
photos clearly shows this did not happen. There is no rope line. She puts her
hand on his shoulder but he does not touch her.
She is also seen hanging around in other photos.
Her case was dismissed by the Oswego County DA.
11-Trooper #1
Trooper #1 began working for the State Police on March 2,
2015.
The allegations
Recruitment At
a November 2017 RFK Bridge event, Cuomo allegedly became involved in having her
transferred to the Protective Services Unit, even though she did not yet meet
the unit’s then-existing three-year service requirement. A senior investigator later recalled that
the change was made to accommodate her hiring and said a high-level Executive
Chamber staff member instructed him to hire “the female trooper from the
bridge.”
Cuomo said his involvement was motivated by an effort to
recruit more women and minorities to the State Police detail, and he denied
knowing about any minimum service requirement. Vincent Straface, Detail
Commander, said there was no change made.
Touch #1 Trooper
#1 alleged that she was touched in an unwelcome way when Trooper #1 was at the
Governor’s New York City office and was escorting him upstairs in the elevator
with Senior Investigator #1. She stated that, as is typical when riding the
elevator with the Governor, she stood in front of the door, and the Governor
stood behind her. The Governor placed
his finger on the top of her neck and ran his finger down the center of her
spine midway down her back, and said to Trooper #1, “Hey, you.”
Touch #2 On
September 23, 2019, while providing security assistance as a member of the
travel team, Trooper #1 held the door open for Cuomo as he left the event. As he walked by Trooper #1, he ran the palm of
his left hand across her stomach in the direction opposite the direction that
he was walking. The center of Cuomo’s
hand was on Trooper #1’s belly button, and he pushed his hand back to her right
hip where she kept her gun.
What nobody told you The AG states that this account is fully corroborated
by Senior Investigator #2 but there is no transcript released to see this.
The following women also accused Cuomo of harassment,
however, they are not in the AG’s report nor are there any transcripts to
review. Their accusations are shown in
the attached reported articles
Jessica Bakeman, a former Albany report, is listed as
the seventh woman to accuse Cuomo. She is not listed in the AG report and there
was no transcript released. She alleges that at a 2014 holiday party, Cuomo held onto her firmly for a photo.
(Full story in the 03/12/2021 New York Post article: Ex-Albany reporter Jessica Bakeman is 7th woman to accuse Gov Cuomo of sexual harassment)
Karen Hinton, former Cuomo aide and consultant when he was HUD secretary, alleges Cuomo hugged her in an "inappropriate" and "unethical" embrace in a California hotel room 21 years ago. No other information except for her story and she released a book after the accusation.
(Full story in the 03/06/2021 NBC New York article: Former Aide Says Cuomo Hugged Her in 'Inappropriate' Hotel Room Embrace)
Sherry Vill, she is a flood victim in Rochester
NY. Cuomo was touring the area and she
accuses him of an unwanted kiss
(Full story in the 03/29/2021 New York Post article: New Andrew Cuomo accuser Sherry Vill speaks out alongside Gloria Allred)
Valerie Bauman, a reporter for Bloomberg, accused
Cuomo of making unwavering eye contact
(Full story in the 03/18/2021 New York Post article: Reporter details 'uncomfortable' encounters with Gov. Cuomo)
This concludes the allegations. Coming soon we will discuss Cuomo’ reaction and the
Attorney General’s actions.
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