While Andrew Cuomo is tipped for a post in the presidential administration, a former collaborator has just accused him on social networks.
Embarrassing timing. While several American media have revealed that the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, is among the candidates for the post of attorney general of the administration Joe Biden, he has just been accused of “sexual harassmentBy a former collaborator, Lindsey Boylan.
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The counselor broke through a long series of tweets about harassment of women at work. In one of the messages, she accuses the 63-year-old man, former housing secretary to Bill Clinton and governor since 2011. “Yes, Governor Cuomo has sexually harassed me for years. Many people saw him without reacting“. The young woman affirms that she does not “own
A stormy start in 2018
The alleged victim did not mention any specific details. After her speech, the politician clarified that she did not wish to speak to journalists, but that she was doing this to “reflect the experiences of countless women and stop the abuse».
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Lindsey Boylan would have held several positions on Governor Cuomo’s team: vice president of Empire State Development, then economic development advisor between 2015 and 2018. According to the New York Post , her departure would have been rather stormy, and she herself faces several charges. Three black employees reportedly described her as a “little tyrant»Treating them«like childrenBy their skin color. She also reportedly left a slate of $ 8,000 in transportation costs and quit following the incidents. As of this year, Lindsey Boylan has been running for the presidency of the New York borough.
On the side of Andrew Cuomo, no official reaction for the moment, the spokespersons of his administration having not answered questions on social networks. One of them nevertheless asserted that he “there is simply no truth in these allegations“, according to New York Post.
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