Cuomo Could Face Criminal Charges, Arrest If Investigation Backs Up Groping Allegations, Albany Sheriff Says
Posted on AllSides August 7th, 2021
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo could face criminal charges and arrest if an investigation into a criminal sexual complaint filed Thursday turns up evidence that substantiates the allegations, the county sheriff for the state capital said Saturday.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said his office is in the early stages of investigation, but that if charges were warranted the governor could be charged with “[a] misdemeanor, possibly a couple,” NBC’s New York affiliate reported.
The investigation “could lead to an arrest,” Apple said, according to 1010 WINS news radio.
The woman’s complaint...
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