Governor of New York since 2011, Andrew Cuomo faces a wave of sexual harassment charges. His main collaborator, Mélissa DeRosa, has just resigned.
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According to the Southwest, the main collaborator of the governor of New York Andrew Cuomo resigned Sunday, August 8 in a context where the once influential politician is already facing several charges of sexual harassment in court.
“One of his closest confidants”
Faced with a wave of accusations for sexual harassment, the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo loses his principal collaborator who resigns. Mélissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor since 2017, has long been presented by New York media as one of her closest confidants.
In her resignation letter, she said the past two years had been ” emotionally and mentally taxing ».
« It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the past ten years. The resilience, strength and optimism of New Yorkers in the most difficult times has inspired me every day. She said.
A confusing report: arraignment by 11 women
His resignation comes just days after the filing of a sexual harassment complaint against the governor, and the release of an explosive report closing an independent investigation, where 11 women accuse him of similar facts.
The complainant, anonymized under the name ” executive assistant # 1 “In the report, deplored several inappropriate and indecent gestures since the end of 2019 by the governor, who refuted the accusations.
Released on August 3, this damning report that Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 female employees is the result of an investigation by the Office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
This report also named Mélissa DeRosa as part of a support group seeking retaliation against a woman who accused the governor of harassment..
Governor of New York since 2011, Andrew Cuomo, 63, has never ceased to deny his guilt, assuring that he has ” never touched someone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances ».
A possible impeachment pending
The complaint paves the way for possible legal action for the governor, whommany Democratic allies, up to President Joe Biden, have called for resigning, and which is also the subject of a procedure in the Parliament of the State of New York which could lead to his dismissal.
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