NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James has released the findings of her report into allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo harassed women.
"The independent investigation has concluded that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state law," James said at a press conference Tuesday.
Cuomo "created a hostile environment for women," she added.
"These interviews and pieces of evidence revealed a deeply disturbing yet clear picture: Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees in violation of federal and state laws," James said at a press conference on Tuesday.
James said the investigation wouldn’t have been possible without the “heroic women who came forward.”
“Some suffered through unwanted touching, and grabbing of their most intimate body parts. Others suffered through repeated offensive, sexually suggestive, or gender-based comments," Joon Kim, one of the lawyers leading the investigation, said at the press conference. "A number of them endured both. None of them welcomed it. And all of them found it disturbing, humiliating, uncomfortable and inappropriate.”
Cuomo's CNN anchor brother Chris Cuomo was part of "the Governor's team of advisors from within and outside the Chamber [who] had ongoing and regular discussions about how to respond to the allegations publicly," according to the probe.
James' office launched its investigation in March, after current and former female staffers in the governor's office claimed they were sexually harassed by the 63-year-old lawmaker.
Two outside lawyers were hired to conduct the probe: former acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon Kim and employment discrimination expert Anne Clark.
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