Gov. Andrew Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer expressed outrage toward his aides for allegedly telling her there was no need to investigate him because his inappropriate behavior never got past the “grooming” stage.
Bennett’s lawyer, Debra Katz said Friday night that Cuomo’s staff was required by law to investigate the allegations.
“When she said, ‘I am terrified, I don’t want you to investigate,’ what they should’ve said is, ‘We have a legal duty to investigate,'” Katz said during an explosive interview on “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.”
Bennett, in an interview that also aired on the program, revealed that she had complained about Cuomo’s behavior to his special counsel Judith Mogul and chief of staff, Jill DesRosiers, during a meeting last June.
She was told, “You came to us before anything serious happened. It was just grooming, and it was not yet considered sexual harassment so for that we do not need to investigate,’” Bennett claimed.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Bennett claimed DesRosiers, Mogul or someone else in the room made the statement.
“The law he signed himself makes clear that sexual harassment includes creating conditions that make someone feel uncomfortable because you’re sexually propositioning them,” Katz added.
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