Sexual Harassment

A onetime aide to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed a separate lawsuit against the state.

A former aide to Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has accused him of sexual harassment and making him work as a volunteer as he went through the hiring process.

There was an emotional victory celebration as the state assembly passes the adult survivors act, paving the way for Governor Kathy Hochul to sign it into law.

The package of anti-sexual harassment laws for the first time hold New York’s elected officials more accountable for their actions in those cases.

Cuomo at times quibbled with interviewer Joon Kim over common definitions, including "girlfriend," and evaded when asked if he touched women "near the butt."

The probe also found Cuomo ordered staff to help him compose a book and that his staff “substantially revised” a state health department report on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.

Hundreds of pages of testimony from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the women who’ve accused him of sexual harassment this year were released Wednesday by the Attorney General’s Office, which led the probe into those claims.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is refusing to get drawn into a fight between her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and those who are investigating sexual assault charges against Cuomo.

Connecticut state police have opened an investigation into alleged sexual harassment at Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden after students spoke out last week about several incidents.

Construction will begin to restore Great Meadows Marsh in Stratford.