Pelosi: Women Accusing Cuomo of Sexual Harassment ‘Deserve to Be Heard’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is speaking out about the women who have come forward accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of sexual harassment. “The women who have come forward with serious and credible…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is speaking out about the women who have come forward accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of sexual harassment.
“The women who have come forward with serious and credible charges against Governor Cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity,” Pelosi said in a statement to Fox News.
She added, “The independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved.”
Former aide Lindsey Boylan accused Cuomo of trying to kiss her and telling her he wanted to play strip poker.
The New York Times reported on Saturday, another one of his former aides, Charlotte Bennett, said Cuomo asked her about her sex life and other questions about relationships she had with other men.
In a statement the governor released on Sunday, he apologized for his “insensitive” interactions, as IJR reported.
“I now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended. I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that,” he said.