Afterward I had to endure comments from people in attendance and then I discovered that someone had taken a picture of this and posted it on social media, causing me further distress and humiliation.” Gov. “I was taken by surprise and embarrassed and because of this, I smiled nervously. “He looked me in the eye, grabbed my arm and pulled me toward him and kissed me on the cheek without asking me if I was ok with such a personal greeting,” she continued, pausing at points to collect herself. As he was mingling with the crowd after his speech, he hugged my friend and then he turned his attention to me,” Iannucci tearfully recalled. “On June 12, 2018, Cuomo held a press conference in my hometown of White Plains, New York, which I attended with a friend. Iannucci’s photo was among dozens shown in the slideshow and while the governor claimed his unwanted signs of affection were innocent gestures aimed at both men and women, the White Plains woman said the interaction left her feeling humiliated. “I don’t appreciate him using my picture to spin a story.”įollowing the release of state Attorney General Letitia James’ scathing report concluding Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, he released a montage showing him touching and kissing people over the years as apparent evidence that he “never touched anyone inappropriately.” I am appalled to be in a position where I feel as if I’m being used in this manner,” Susan Iannucci, 62, said during a Tuesday press conference beside high-profile women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred shortly after Cuomo announced his resignation. “I am being put in a position where I feel as if I’m being used by Governor Cuomo to push a narrative that his habit of invading people’s personal space is justified. Andrew Cuomo that showed him kissing a series of strangers that was released as part of his defense against sexual harassment allegations sobbed Tuesday that she felt “revictimized” when the image was shared. One of the women featured in a slideshow of Gov. NJ ads will woo New Yorkers across the river in retaliation for congestion tax Family of NY nursing home COVID victim slams Cuomo in House hearing: ‘Treated like animals’ĭemocrats put migrants first, Americans last
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