Andrew Cuomo, 64, had to respond to a subpoena on Friday.
New York:
US prosecutors on Tuesday said they had dropped a sexual harassment case against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who was forced to drop the charges last year.
Albany County District Attorney David Soares said that although the complainant was “credible,” his office would not be able to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
“We have therefore notified the court that we refuse to prosecute this matter and request the dismissal of the charges filed by the Albany County sheriff,” he said in a statement.
Cuomo was charged in November with a misdemeanor charge of forcible touching, a sex offense that carries a sentence of up to a year in prison.
It is the first time it has been filed since the once powerful politician was forced to resign in August following a series of sexual harassment allegations.
The case was brought by the sheriff’s office in Albany, but it is unclear if Soares will pursue prosecution.
Cuomo, 64, had to respond to a summons to court on Friday.
But Soares now becomes the third district attorney in recent weeks to close criminal investigations into Cuomo’s allegations of harassment of women.
Cuomo is accused of reaching under the victim’s shirt and grabbing her left breast in December 2020.
His resignation comes after state attorney general Letitia James issued a report, not of a criminal nature, concluding that he sexually harassed 11 women, including former employees.
Cuomo staunchly denies the allegations and claims that he is the victim of a political faction.
He’s earned nationwide admiration in 2020 for his straight-talking coronavirus briefings before a spectacular flop.
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