Gregg Jarrett: Open Cuomo criminal investigation – latest accusation suggests more than sexual harassment

If it is true that Gov. Andrew Cuomo reached under the blouse of a female employee and groped her without consent it would constitute a crime under New York law. 

The appalling complaint by a sixth accuser, as reported by the Albany Times Union, suggests not only a pattern of sexual harassment by the governor but a level of offensive conduct that appears to have crossed the legal line into felonious behavior.    Cuomo’s lame excuses, insipid rationalizations and anemic denials won’t cut it in a court of law where facts and evidence prevail. The woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, is a member of the executive chamber staff. She reportedly told her female supervisor that Cuomo summoned her to the Executive Mansion in Albany last year, saying he needed assistance with his cellphone. Once there in his private residence, the woman says the governor closed the door, lifted her blouse and aggressively fondled her in a sexually charged manner.