The governor asked New York residents to waive the outcome of two separate investigations into the harassment charges, one of which is being prosecuted by Attorney General Letitia James and another by the state legislature before making decisions on his conduct. take.
Debra Katz, Bennett’s lawyer, said Monday her client had provided more than 100 documents and four hours of evidence to investigators supporting her allegations about the governor, including that he had created a ‘sexually hostile work environment’ as part of ‘his deliberate attempt to create rivalry and tension among female staff members to whom he paid attention. ”
Ms McGrath believes her proximity to the governor may have hindered other opportunities. When she sought another job in the state government in 2019, she was told that the governor’s preference to work with her would interfere with her accepting the new post.
She said she, because I was helping in advance, could not leave. ‘
Since other allegations against Mr. Cuomo originated, the Mrs. McGrath continued to work. She says that the executive offices are largely silent, a far cry from the sad days of Mr. Cuomo’s pandemic popularity, when the halls of the Capitol buzzed with excitement and purpose.
Mrs. McGrath said she was watching the governor’s first news conference on March 3 after Bennett became known in The Times, and that she was angry at his insistence that he would never “touch anyone improperly”.
“It really upsets me to hear him talk about this and denies all allegations completely,” she said, saying it left her in disbelief. “And I do not think there is any doubt that all these accused are telling the truth.”
One of the accused is her co-worker. Mrs. McGrath said she feared retaliation for speaking out, but she and her co-worker were upset about themselves because they had been dealing with Mr. Cuomo twisted.
She and I discussed it after the time and now we are like, ‘How did we not see it? ”, Mrs. McGrath said, confused about her interaction with Mr. Cuomo. “Because it’s so blatant and obvious.”