Rita Glavin, Cuomos lawyer, in a letter last month demanding that Albany Sheriff Craig Apple, preserve all records in the criminal probe, asked that any communications involving Commisso and his son be retained. This is the only place he could place his hands, otherwise he would grope their butts or breasts. In that report, "Executive Assistant #1 . August 9, 2021 / 6:30 AM The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them. "Maybe to him, he thought this was normal. His father is Frank Commisso Sr., a Democratic member of the Albany County Legislature since 1983. They are currently going through a contested divorce, according to New York state records. She said the first incident occurred. Any suggestion that attempts to undermine the credibility of these women or this investigation is unfortunate., Anne Clark: Meet the Lawyer Who Led the Cuomo Sexual Harassment Investigation, Brittany Commisso: Cuomo Executive Assistant #1 Speaks Out Publicly, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Cuomo of groping her speaks publicly for the first time: "What he did to me was a crime," Brittany Commisso tells @CBSThisMorning & @timesunion. As evidence, she submitted the photo below which was taken AFTER the alleged incident. Cuomo accuser Brittany Commisso alleges the N.Y. governor groped her in the executive mansion: 'He thinks he's untouchable' Last Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 3:43 p.m. If Cuomo wanted the photo or wanted to exercise power, he would have used his phone. They have a young daughter together. (Screenshot). Last week, Commisso submitted her complaint report for August 2021. ", "He almost has this smirk that he thinks that he's untouchable," Commisso said. I want to make sure that I got this straight. Testimony according to AG Report:It was around the day she was was tasked with taking a photo of a document. Brittany Commisso's claims were first detailed in a report which found Mr Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. These are the facts. Then they started to be hugs with kisses on the cheek. Commisso said the first time Cuomo groped her was at the mansion on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2019. Brittany Commisso begged her then-boss Andrew Cuomo for a raise and not to cut her hours in November 2020 despite the fact she'd have to leave early to pick up her daughter from school, he said. If there is any victim on this photo, it is not Commisso. Rita Glavin, an attorney for the governor,said Fridaythat emails allegedly undermining Commissos story were not included in James' investigation. Ms. Glavin has also suggested that Ms. Commisso was not alone with the governor at the Executive Mansion on the day in question and was sent there for different reasons than she has told investigators and journalists. CUOMO FOLLOWS WELL-USED PLAYBOOK BY SCANDAL-PLAGUED POLITICIANS: DENY WRONGDOING, WAIT IT OUT. For more details see further below. Cuomo has denied any impropriety on his part. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. I could only assume that is coming from Cuomos attorneys or his people., While this is all going on these rumors are going around and being told to me, she said, and now Im learning that they were possibly trying to work with my ex-husband to try to get him to, like he said, do his dirty work.. Calls for Gov. I remember just being told to go in there and literally take whatever he had on his notes app and to put it into his text messages and send it to Stephanie. I was so nervous. He said: I dont care and slammed the door shut. And if that's what he has to say to make himself feel better, I really, I feel sorry for him. ", "And, but then I also after a couple of months and processing this whole thing, I do want her to know that she has a voice," Commisso said. You said when you went in, you had your coat on. "He broke the law.". The governor has denied all of the accusations and has strongly repudiated the allegations from Ms. Commisso. "I was afraid that if I had come forward, and revealed my name, that the governor and his 'enablers' I like to call them would viciously attack me, would smear my name as I had seen and heard them do before to people," she said. I would say, Governor, this is the truth. He posed for [the] photograph with his hands firmly around both womens ribcages, just below their breasts (in other words, their waists, the normal place for a hand in pictures such as these). He said that he went along with the hugs because he did not want to make anyone feel awkward about anything.. Cuomo's office says he groped and sexually harassed her allegations he. According to an April 2021 interview with the Albany Times-Union, Commisso worked for a top official at a state agency during the start of her time with the governors office, and then returned to work closer to Cuomo in June 2019 as executive assistant to one of his top advisors. Story tips can be sent to Jessica.Chasmar@fox.com. The party photos serving as evidence show two women who are squeezing themselves against their abuser. Commissos father, Frank Commisso Sr., also a Democrat, has been a member of the Albany County Legislature since 1983. We have a lot of fact finding to do, we have a lot of interviews to do. Apple said that would include a lengthy interview with Commisso. Jericka Duncan: ( 00:58) "The governor knows that what he did to me and what he did to these 10 other women, whether it be a comment or an actual physical contact, was sexual harassment. Commisso worked for Cuomo starting 2019 and her estranged husband and family are Democrats who are involved in public in the Albany area. When you went in, were you zipped and belted up?A. I just put it back on.Q. On August 5, Brittany Commisso filed a criminal complaint at the Sheriffs Office (instead of the Police Department), 10 days before she had her next court date regarding her divorce. Thanks for contacting us. Similarly, we will cooperate with all law enforcement agencies, as appropriate., Cuomo and his attorneys have denied Commissos accusations. Commisso is a close friend of another accuser, Alyssa McGrath since high school. I then felt while taking the selfie, his hand go down my back onto my butt, and he started rubbing it. I told them.. Brittany Commisso is the woman identified as "executive assistant #1" in the New York Attorney General's investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo. Commisso filed a criminal complaint with the Albany County Sheriffs Office days after the attorney generals report was made public. At the annual holiday party in 2019, Cuomo took a picture with Commisso and her friend McGrath. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Disclaimer, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and Services. "I'm a former federal prosecutor and I know the difference between putting a case together against a target, versus doing independent fact-finding with an open mind," Glavin said. Neither the elder nor the junior Frank Commisso has spoken out publicly about the accusations made by Brittany Commisso. Until now, the 32-year-old victim was being . Brittany Commisso C reported rate of pay was $62,000 according to public records. The report fails to note that it was the Executive Chamber that alerted the Albany Police Department and instead misleadingly states that criminal authorities [] have been alerted to the most egregious allegations. Screenshot. I never want her to be afraid to speak. He said that the governor could face a misdemeanor charge or "possibly a couple.". The attorney generals report said that Ms. Commisso did not recall the exact date that she said Mr. Cuomo groped her but that it was around Nov. 16. Commisso was employed by Cuomos executive chamber, making $62,000 a year as an administrative assistant from 2019 to 2020. "I believe that he groped me, he touched me, not only once, but twice.". he had never touched anyone inappropriately. She then confided in certain of her colleagues, who in turn reported her allegations to senior staff in the executive chamber., Cuomos attorney, Rita Glavin, responded to the accusations made in the report by Commisso during a press conference on August 6, saying, What she has alleged is perhaps the most significant allegation made against the governor. In her notes, the Counsel wrote: pushed her up against wall hands up shirt touched breast kissed her. She was already thin, but has lost significant weight, is emotionally fragile, and as the mother of a young child remains concerned about job security. 32 year old Brittany Commisso started working as an executive assistant in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's office in 2017. She has pointed in particular to emails and phone logs to argue that Mr. Cuomo was busy working and surrounded by top aides on that day. Was that a blouse that you were wearing on top? Andrew M. Cuomo of groping her in the Executive Mansion and filed a criminal complaint against him, forcefully rebutted the governors claims that she initiated or welcomed physical contact between them, in an interview that aired on Monday. He replied I dont care, slammed the door shut, slid his hand under her blouse, and grabbed her breast over her bra. You took your coat off? Not, you know, quickly brushing over it rubbing my butt.". Andrew M. Cuomo of groping her in the Executive Mansion and filed a criminal complaint against him, forcefully rebutted the. Subscribe to FOX 5 NY: _youtube.com/fox5ny_ (youtube.com/fox5ny)?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 5 NY Live: fox5ny.com/live FOX 5 NY delivers breaking news, live events, investigations, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from New York City and, Video related to brittany commisso: cuomo executive assistant #1 speaks out publicly, What's next for Cuomo after another accuser speaks out in exclusive CBS News interview, The woman who filed a criminal complaint against New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has spoken publicly for the first time. Commisso said that she did not consider any of this behavior normal or acceptable. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says, Executive Assistant #1: Cuomo Accuser Speaks. Ms. Commisso said that she was at the Executive Mansion on Dec. 31, 2019 to help the governor with his upcoming State of the State address. More Monday at 7a, only on CBS. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is seen during a press conference on March 2, 2020 in New York City.. While we have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained on the Website is correct, the Operator is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. Ms. Commisso told CBS and The Times-Union that she thought the governor was lying. ", "What he did was a crime," she said. She believes this is because of the seriousness of her allegations. Brittany Commisso C in 2019 was employed in Executive Chamber and had annual salary of $65,220 according to public records. Former Cuomo assistant Brittany Commisso said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" in a preview clip from "CBS This Morning" that what Gov.