Read It: Cuomo Sexual Harassment Report's 'Disturbing' Details

NEW YORK CITY — Attorney General Letitia James released Tuesday an extensive report on the sexual harassment and hostile work environment women said they faced as employees of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The highly anticipated 165-page report is the culmination of four months of interviews with current and former employees who said Cuomo taunted an assault survivor with sexual innuendo, touched an assistant's breast underneath her blouse, and referred to some female employees as "mingle mamas."

"These interviews and pieces of evidence reveal a deeply disturbing yet clear picture," James said. "Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed current and state employees in violation of federal and state laws."

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Cuomo denied the accusations in a press conference held hours after the report's release.

"I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances," Cuomo said. "That is just not who I am."

The investigative team interviewed 179 people including a state trooper, an executive assistant and the doctor who performed a COVID-19 test during one of Cuomo's press conferences.

"None of this would have been illuminated if not for the heroic women who came forward," James said during a press conference. "And I am inspired by all the brave women who came forward, but more importantly, I believe them."

Here's what they said.

“Mingle Mamas”

A Cuomo assistant told investigators the governor gave her intimate hugs, kissed her on the cheek and lips, and grabbed her butt.

Cuomo allegedly referred to her and another assistant as the “mingle mamas,” asked if she would ever cheat on her husband and if she could find him a girlfriend, according to the report.

But the assistant said the most egregious encounter occurred in November 2020, when Cuomo reached under her blouse and grabbed her breast.

Cuomo denied the allegations, saying, "This just did not happen."

Investigator Joon Kim said multiple women stepped forward to detail similar interactions with the governor.

"It was a culture where you could not say no to the governor," said investigator Joon Kim. "And if you upset him or his senior staff, you would be written off, cast aside or worse."

“Why She Did Not Wear A Dress”

A New York State Trooper testified Cuomo promoted her to a position on his Protective Services Unit, despite her lacking the requisite seniority, after meeting her in a press conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.

As a member of the unit, the trooper said she faced continuous harassment from the governor, who rubbed his hand across her stomach and hip, ran his finger down her back, kissed her on the cheek in front of another trooper and asked to be kissed.

Cuomo also asked for help finding a girlfriend, preferably, someone who “[c]an handle pain,” warned her against marriage because, “your sex drive goes down,” and wanted to know why she did not wear a dress, the trooper testified.

Fellow troopers testified in support of the woman's allegations that she was treated differently than male colleagues, whose choice of wardrobe were not challenged by the governor.

"You Make That Gown Look Good"

A doctor invited to Cuomo's daily novel coronavirus press conferences to conduct a swab test on the governor promised to do so with care, according to the report.

Cuomo allegedly replied,“[G]entle but accurate, I’ve heard that before," and on air, he told her, "You make that gown look good."

The doctor said of Cuomo's comments, "They would not have been made to an accomplished physician who was a man."

"He Was 'Lonely' And 'Wanted To Be Touched'”

The harassment didn’t stop after aide Charlotte Bennett told the governor she was a survivor of sexual assault, she told investigators.

Bennett, then 25, said Cuomo continued to remind her of his willingness to date women in their 20s, complained of loneliness during the pandemic and said he “wanted to be touched.”

Cuomo became inquisitive about her body, telling her where she should tattooed and asking if she had any other piercings than those on her ears.

When Bennett reported this behavior to Cuomo’s chief of staff, she was moved to another position, she told investigators.

During his press conference, Cuomo said Bennett made assumptions about his intentions and she "heard things he didn't say."

"I did ask questions to try and see if she had positive support," Cuomo said. "I was trying to make sure she was working her way through it the best she could."

Cuomo’s chief of staff did not report her allegations to the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations or conduct an investigation, the report states.

Instead, the report notes the office implemented a system to prevent individual female staff members from being left alone with Cuomo.

"The report speaks for itself," James said. "I think we should all be focused on the courageous and bravery of women who came forward."

The full report can be found below.