Cuomo accuser claims governor has ‘pattern of misconduct,’ in new op-ed

Published May 17, 2021 6:14pm ET



A former aide who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment alleges the governor had “a long pattern of harassing staffers, especially women” in their shared workplace.

Karen Hinton, who served as press secretary when Cuomo was secretary of housing and urban development, said she regularly witnessed Cuomo’s “misconduct with other women at HUD.” Hinton accused Cuomo of “harass[ing] and bull[ying]” one top female aide “in ways to force her resignation” and passing over a “highly qualified woman” in favor of a “white guy” for a HUD position because “she was ‘not attractive enough’ for him.”

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