Andrew Cuomo aide leaves COVID-19 task force amid sex-harass scandal

The aide whose wedding reception was the venue that led to a sexual-harassment allegation against Gov. Andrew Cuomo is leaving the state’s COVID-19 task force, he said Wednesday.

Gareth Rhodes said in a prepared statement that he’s returning to his position as deputy superintendent and special counsel to the state Department of Financial Services.

"Last week as I approached one year since moving to Albany to join the NYS Covid task force, I decided it was time, given the progress of the vaccination program and continued decline of Covid numbers, to return to my previous role at the Department of Financial Services and I informed the Governor’s senior staff at the time," Rhodes’ statement said.

The move came just days after Anna Ruch, 33, became the third woman to accuse Cuomo, 63, of sexual harassment.

It also came shortly before Cuomo was expected to hold his first news conference si... (Read more)

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