Former Governor Cuomo Accused of Groping in Executive Mansion: Adult Survivors Act Lawsuit

A former aide to ex-Gov. Cuomo filed an Adult Survivors Act lawsuit against her ex-boss, leveling accusations of “continuous sexual harassment” by the defendant followed by a job demotion after spurning his unwanted advances. The three-page Wednesday filing in Albany Supreme Court from one-time assistant Brittany Commisso details the alleged persistent and unwanted behavior by Cuomo that ran the gamut from sexualized remarks about her appearance to the sexual touching of her buttocks and forcible touching of her breast during her time in Albany as an executive assistant inside the state Executive Manor. The lawsuit seeks punitive and compensatory damages from Cuomo and the state of New York. The Commisso criminal charge was actually dropped in January 2022 by Albany County District Attorney David Soares, who said he was “deeply troubled” by the woman’s groping claim during an investigation where he described her as “cooperative and credible.” Commisso was one of 11 women leveling sexual harassment charges against Cuomo.