Prosecutors in Nassau County, New York, will not bring charges against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual misconduct allegations that came out of a state attorney general’s investigation.
A statement from Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith issued Thursday said that Smith’s office had “concluded” its probe into an alleged incident from September 2019 that was said to have taken place at the Belmont Racetrack.
According to Attorney General Letitia James’ report, those allegations were brought by a state trooper who claims Cuomo “ran the palm of his left hand across her stomach … and he pushed his hand back to her right hip where she kept her gun.”
The trooper told investigators that this made her feel “completely violated because to me, like that’s between my chest and my privates.”
Smith said that her office ultimately did not believe those specific alleged actions violated criminal statutes.
“Our exhaustive investigation found the allegations credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law,” Smith said.
