‘He’s Trying To Sleep With Me’: Charlotte Bennett Says Popularity From COVID-19 Briefings Made Cuomo Feel ‘Untouchable’

Charlotte Bennett, former aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, accused the state leader of trying to sleep with her.

CBS News aired a Thursday evening preview of Bennett’s interview with Norah O’Donnell, scheduled to broadcast in full on Friday. Bennet said several times she believed the governor had been propositioning her for sex.

Bennett, 25, said Cuomo had begun by asking her a series of personal questions which made her “deeply uncomfortable” — questions that delved into her past as a survivor of sexual assault and rape and pressed her openness to a relationship with an older man.

The questions began in the spring of 2020, as the height of the coronavirus pandemic was taking its toll on New York. Bennett told O’Donnell she believed the popularity Cuomo gained through his near-daily press conferences gave him the sense that he was “untouchable.”

Bennett detailed one instance when she said Cuomo directed her to stop recording their meeting. Cuomo proceeded to tell her he was lonely and looking for a girlfriend. He then allege... (Read more)

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