A district attorney in upstate New York on Monday said that he will not be pursuing a sexual harassment allegation against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo because there was “not a sufficient legal basis” to bring charges against the Democrat. The decision by Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes brings to an end the last of five criminal probes into the disgraced former governor regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. Monday’s decision pertained to a sexual harassment allegation from a woman named Virginia Limmiatis, 55, an employee of an energy company. Limmiatis had accused Cuomo of touching her chest during a conservation event in Oswego County in May 2017. According to the report from New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) office, Limmiatis claimed that Cuomo ran two of his fingers across her chest while she stood in a rope line. She said the governor leaned toward her, putting his face close to her cheek, and whispered, “I’m going to say I …
New York District Attorney Declines to Pursue Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Andrew Cuomo
February 1, 2022
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