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MINEOLA, NEW YORK, (77WABC/AP) – A prosecutor says former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges, after a female state trooper said she felt “completely violated” by his unwanted touching, at an event at a Long Island racetrack in September 2019.
Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said in a statement Thursday, that an investigation found the allegations against Cuomo “credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law.”
Smith started investigating, after the encounter was detailed in Attorney General Letitia James’ August report that led to Cuomo’s resignation from office.
A Cuomo spokesperson didn’t directly address the decision, but repeated complaints that James’ report was politically motivated.
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