A New York prosecutor on Tuesday dropped a groping charge against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alleging he could not prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. Albany County District Attorney David Soares, a Democrat, said that prosecutors in his office found the woman who filed the complaint both “cooperative and credible,” but a review of the evidence led them to conclude “that we cannot meet our burden at trial.” Soares notified the court that prosecutors wouldn’t be prosecuting the matter and asked for the charges filed by the Albany County Sheriff’s Office dismissed. “I, like most New Yorkers, remain deeply troubled by allegations like the ones at issue here,” Soares said. “Such conduct has no place in government or in any workplace. Although avenues for criminal prosecution in these cases are somewhat limited, I encourage victims of workplace harassment and abuse to continue to come forward and bring these issues to …
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