<p>A misdemeanor criminal complaint was filed against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in Albany City Court on Thursday, charging Cuomo with a &#8220;sex crime&#8221;: the Class A misdemeanor of &#8220;forcible touching.&#8221;</p>
<p>The charge stems from New York Attorney General Letitia James&#8217; investigation into complaints that the governor engaged in inappropriate behavior while in office. James&#8217; office&#8217;s final report alleged that Cuomo groped a staff member&#8217;s breast at the governor&#8217;s mansion in Albany last December.</p>
<p>The complaint alleges that Cuomo “did intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, forcibly place his hand under the blouse shirt of the victim … and onto her intimate body part &#8230; specifically, the victims [sic] left breast for the purposes of degrading and satisfying his sexual desire.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The name of the alleged victim was redacted from the complaint but the allegations line up with those made by former Cuomo aide Brittany Commisso, 33,&#8221; the <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/28/andrew-cuomo-to-be-charged-over-alleged-groping-of-former-aide-source/">New York Post noted Thursday</a> upon receiving a copy of the complaint. &#8220;On Aug. 30, Commisso spent “several hours” being interviewed by investigators after law enforcement officials issued several subpoenas related to her allegations, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple has said.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Albany Times-Union noted Thursday that an initial criminal complaint was filed erroneously, without redactions, against Commisso&#8217;s wishes, and against standard operating procedure for complaints alleging sex crimes. The New York court&#8217;s director of public information later confirmed the filing, however.</p>
<p>&#8220;A misdemeanor complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in Albany City Court,”  New York Unified Court System Director of Public Information Lucian Chalfen, told media in a statement. “As this is a sex crime, a redacted complaint will be available shortly.”</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s unclear when the former governor will be arrested, booked and arraigned,&#8221; the New York Post noted, adding that a source told them that an arrest &#8220;would likely take place next week.&#8221; Cuomo could also turn himself in on the charges.</p>
<p>The charge is a Class A misdemeanor and, as such, carries a penalty of up to a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine in most cases.</p>
<p>&#8220;If convicted as charged, Cuomo would have to register as a sex offender and a judge would decide on his likely risk of committing another sex crime,&#8221; the Post noted. &#8220;If he were deemed to pose a moderate or high risk to the community, his photograph, name, address and other information would be posted online.&#8221;</p>
<p>For Cuomo, registering as a sex offender would likely complicate any further political campaigns.</p>
<p>Letitia James, the attorney general who submitted the report that ultimately produced the charge, is believed to be running for governor of the state of New York. A spokesperson for Cuomo predicted James&#8217; likely future gubernatorial run in the days following the report.</p>
<p>Cuomo resigned days after the report dropped, despite believing the report was a &#8220;politically motivated hit job.&#8221; A bipartisan group of legislators was considering impeachment proceedings and Cuomo resigned rather than face an impeachment hearing.</p>
<p>Four other prosecutors in four other counties &#8212; Manhattan, Nassau, Westchester, and Oswego &#8212; have undertaken their own investigations into Cuomo-related incidents within their jurisdictions, according to the Post, and more charges could be forthcoming.</p>

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