Cuomo quiet as bipartisan pressure increases for sexual harassment probe
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has not held a press conference in several days and remained quiet as a former aide has alleged he kissed her without her consent at work and engaged in sexual harassment. (Office of the Governor of New York via AP)Associated Press
ALBANY A bipartisan chorus is calling for an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, but it remains unclear who would conduct such a probe and how insulated it would be from his administration.
The chorus grew louder Thursday, a day after a former aide to the governor published an essay alleging the governor kissed her in his office without her consent and had engaged in a pattern of harassment allegations the governor s office has denied.
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