Ex-Gov. Cuomo aide says he hired her for her looks, then verbally, mentally abused her
By Aaron Feis
March 12, 2021 | 12:44pm | Updated
A former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo described how he spotted her at a lobbying event, “grabbed her in a kind of dance pose†and then had her hired for his office, where he went on to “verbally and mentally abuse†her, she told New York Magazine, recalling how he would critique her outfits and once threatened to “end†her career over her failure to transfer a phone call.
The account is one of 30, New York wrote, from women who spoke “about their experiences with Cuomo, almost all who worked for him commented on the extreme pressure applied by both the governor and his top female aides to dress well and expensively; some were told explicitly by senior staff that they had to wear heels whenever he was around.â€
The ex-staffer, identified only as Kaitlin, spoke to New York for an article published Friday, as dozens of Democratic lawmakers at the state and federal levels have called for Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment allegations by six women and the still-swirling scandal over his administration’s handling of the coronavirus in nursing homes.
Kaitlin first met Cuomo in 2016 while working at a lobbying firm hosting an event for the governor, she told New York.
As he was on his way out, Cuomo stopped to introduce himself to workers at the event, including Kaitlin.
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