A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sued him, saying he tried to groom her for a sexual relationship at the start of the pandemic and then later smeared her reputation publicly
FILE - Charlotte Bennett, a former health policy aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pauses during an interview in New York on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. The onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sued him Wednesday, saying he sexually harassed her then smeared her reputation when she became the second woman to tell her story publicly. Charlotte Bennett is the second of Cuomo's accusers to file a civil lawsuit.NEW YORK — — A onetime aide to former New York Gov.
The lawsuit is at least the second to be filed by one of the multiple women who accused Cuomo of sexual harassment before theThe lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, saying Bennett experienced near-debilitating anxiety, symptoms of depression and a neurological disorder after a barrage of inappropriate comments by the governor spoiled her job as a health policy adviser in the governor’s administration.
“Instead of apologizing and making things right with the women he harmed, he's now on a campaign to try to smear everyone,” Katz said. “These attacks will not be successful.”of an investigation that concluded Cuomo had sexually harassed at least 11 women, including Bennett. Bennett, 27, played a critical role in Cuomo's downfall. At the time she came forward with her accusations, only one other woman, Lindsey Boylan, hadBy adding her voice, Bennett emboldened other women to speak up.."But something that reassured me even in that moment of fear was that there were women before me … Charlotte versus the governor, but a movement, moving forward. And I am one small event and one small piece of reckoning with sexual misconduct, in workplaces and elsewhere.