CNN CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta August 7, 2021 18:18:00
There is a crime under new york state law for forcible touching. forcibly touching a person without consent for sexual purposes. of the 11 complainants, the three of them made allegations that if true could meet the definition of forcible touching and we know five district attorneys are looking at these complaints. if you're going to bring a criminal charge, you have to be able to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. that's the highest burden of proof. then we have potential civil claims. any of all of these complainants could sue the state of new york for harassment, retaliation, hostile work ...