Cuomo accuser who says he groped her in governor's mansion files criminal complaint with Albany sheriff: reports

• One of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's unidentified accusers has filed a criminal complaint against him.
• The Albany County sheriff confirmed to the New York Post that the complaint had been formally lodged.
• A report of investigators hired by the AG's office substantiated 11 sexual harassment allegations.

One of the women accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment has filed the first formal criminal complaint against the governor, The New York Post and New York Times report.

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple confirmed to The Post that the accuser filed the complaint, which he referred to the DA's office.

A bombshell report from independent investigators carried out under the auspices of the New York attorney general's office published on Tuesday found that the governor sexually harassed 11 women while in office.

The accuser, who has not yet been identified by name but referred to as Executive Assistant #1 in the report, made the most serious allegation against the governor, claiming that he groped her after calling her to the governor's mansion to help him fix an issue with his phone in December 2019.

The 165-page report does not carry inherent civil or criminal consequences for Cuomo, but could lead to his ouster from office via impeachment. Accusers filing official criminal complaints or police reports, however, could jumpstart criminal charges

"The end result could either be it sounds substantiated and an arrest is made and it would be up to the DA to prosecute the arrest," Sheriff Apple told The Post, adding, "just because of who it is we are not going to rush it or delay it."

Prosecutors in Albany, Manhattan, Westchester, Nassau, and Oswego counties are probing the sexual harassment allegations that may have occurred in their jurisdictions and have requested more information from the attorney general's office for possible investigations, The New York Times reported.

The accuser referred to as Executive Assistant #1 detailed her allegations in an April interview with the Albany Times Union.

"I remember him slamming (the door) so hard that I remember thinking to myself that I'm sure the staff is, like, 'Is everything OK up there?' He came right back and he pulled me close and all I remember is seeing his hand, his big hand. I remember looking down like, 'Holy sh--,'" she said.

Most of the 11 women, seven of whom were partially or fully identified by name, worked in Cuomo's administration. The women said they experienced inappropriate behavior from Cuomo in the workplace, including improper touching, kissing, and sexual and romantic advances.