(The Center Square) – A former New York State Police trooper who served on then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s security detail and was one of 11 women to accuse him of sexual harassment, has filed a federal lawsuit against the former governor and members of his administration, who the woman said retaliated against her.
“The Governor did not act alone,” the complaint states. “He was enabled by the machinery of the State. Women who had the courage to complain were attacked by a cadre of the Governor’s closest advisors.”
The plaintiff is identified only as “Trooper 1” in the lawsuit. That’s similar to how she was identified in the report filed last August by outside attorneys who conducted an independent investigation ordered by Attorney General Letitia James into harassment claims against Cuomo.
That report led ultimately to Cuomo’s resignation, but the former governor and his advisors have been critical of it since its release. They have noted that no prosecutor chose to file charges against Cuomo.
District attorneys, though, have noted they found the accusations credible and could lead to civil cases. An impeachment inquiry led by assembly members in the state legislature also found the claims credible.
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