Gov. Cuomo has another accuser come forward

New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo alleged past is coming back to shove a very large Q-Tip up his substantial nostrils. Now a second accuser, a former aide to the governor, has come forward and accuses him of sexual misconduct. This is just days after his first accuser made her claims to the public.

Charlotte Bennett, 25, who is described by the former newspaper The New York Times as "an executive assistant and health policy adviser in the Cuomo administration until she left in November," alleges that Cuomo "asked her questions about her sex life, whether she was monogamous in her relationships and if she had ever had sex with older men."

It is quite possible that he was "testing the waters" to see if Ms. Bennett would be a willing participant in a diddle-fest but we cannot read his dirty mind.

The young staffer described to The Times, [a paper often used as a birdcage liner], about an incident that took place in June when she was "alone" with the 63-year-old fart of a governor in his State Capitol office. 

According to the report, he allegedly asked her if she thought age made a difference in romantic relationships and that he was open to having relationships with women in their 20s, which were noted by the Times as "comments she interpreted as clear overtures to a sexual relationship." 

But perhaps he was just making innocent conversation and had she said that she was indeed open to the idea of such a relationship, he would have blushed and succumbed to the vapors and upon arising, would have stated to Ms. Bennett that he was only joking.

While Bennett alleges that Cuomo never tried to physically touch her, the "message" during that exchange was "unmistakable to her."

But perhaps it is she who has the dirty mind.

"I understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared," Bennett told the rag known as The Times. "And was wondering how I was going to get out of it and assumed it was the end of my job."

According to the rag, Bennett disclosed the incident to Cuomo's chief of staff Jill DesRosiers a few days later and submitted a lengthier statement to Cuomo's special counsel Judith Mogul towards the end of the month. She was also transferred to another job as health policy adviser, placing her on the opposite side of the Capitol building.

Ms. Bennett told The Times,  [once known as the paper of record, now known as the fake news leader] that she didn't persist in seeking an investigation because she "wanted to move on" and that she was content with her new job. There is also the possibility that she was afraid of Cuomo and what would happen if she went public.1

In a press release on Saturday, Cuomo referred to Bennett as a "hardworking and valued member of our team during COVID" who has "every right to speak out."

"When she came to me and opened up about being a sexual assault survivor and how it shaped her and her ongoing efforts to create an organization that empowered her voice to help other survivors, I tried to be supportive and helpful," Cuomo claimed in a statement. "Ms. Bennett's initial impression was right: I was trying to be a mentor to her. I never made advances toward Ms. Bennett nor did I ever intend to act in any way that was inappropriate. The last thing I would ever have wanted was to make her feel any of the things that are being reported."

He also allegedly wanted to have sex with her, but that's water under the bridge and neither here nor there.

Cuomo added that he will "have no further comment" until a "full and thorough outside review" of Bennett's claims is conducted and concluded.

As the Times noted in its report, Cuomo did not deny Bennett's claims about asking such personal questions.

Cuomo's special counsel Judith Mogul also released a statement, which read in-part, "Ms. Bennett's concerns were treated with sensitivity and respect and in accordance with applicable law and policy... The determination reached based on the information Ms Bennett provided was that no further action was required which was consistent with Ms Bennett's wishes."

So if Cuomo is a pig and leaves Bennett alone, all is okay in Albany.

Lindsey Boylan, Cuomo's first accuser, published a damning essay on the website Medium in which she accused the failed governor of going "out of his way to touch me on my lower back, arms and legs." He also allegedly kissed her on her lips at a one-to-one briefing, and suggested they "play strip poker" during a plane ride. 

Cuomo's defense against those allegations was to show the flight manifest proving Boylan was on the flight--making her point for her and showing he's an idiot, possibly even dumber than his brother Fredo.

Boylan showed her support of Bennett writing, "I am with you Charlotte. We are with you. Always. I am so proud of you Charlotte."

Cuomo's office denied Boylan's sexual harassment claims, calling them "simply false" and insisting the strip poker comment "did not happen."

#BelieveAllWomenExceptThoseWhoAccuseDemocrats

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