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Protesters gather in NYC to demand Cuomo's ouster as scandal widens

By FOX 5 NY Staff
Published  March 20, 2021 6:30pm EDT
New York City
FOX 5 NY

Cuomo scandal widens

Protesters gathered in Washington Square Park to demand Governor Andrew Cuomo be removed from office after an 8th woman came forward to accuse him of sexual harassment.

NEW YORK - Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment was in attendance at a rally in Washington Square Park on Saturday demanding Cuomo's removal from office.

As of Saturday afternoon, eight women have come forward accusing Cuomo of sexual harassment, and the pressure is growing on Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to begin impeachment proceedings.

"Speaker Heastie, do the right thing. Do your job," Boylan said at the protest.

Eighth woman accuses Cuomo of inappropriate conduct

An eighth woman has come forward to accuse Governor Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct, with her lawyer saying it was not simply friendly banter, as Cuomo has stated.

Heastie may hold the key to Cuomo's future. Last week, the Assembly Speaker did in fact authorize an impeachment investigation, but he reportedly told fellow Democrats in the legislature to hold off until the full investigation was complete.

Cuomo has continued to staunchly deny that he did anything wrong and that all of his relationships with employees he viewed as friends and that his actions may have been misinterpreted.

A lawyer for Cuomo admitted on Friday that Cuomo kisses men and women on the cheek and that none of this is remarkable.

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