Andrew Cuomo won’t be charged for allegedly touching state trooper

Female trooper said she felt completely violated' by former New York governor's unwanted touching at event in September 2019

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal charges after a female state trooper said she felt completely violated" by his unwanted touching at an event in September 2019, a Long Island prosecutor announced.

Acting Nassau county district attorney Joyce Smith said in a statement that an investigation found the allegations against Cuomo credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law".

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