{"id":194435,"date":"2021-03-05T01:51:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cuomo-office-ignored-rules-to-reroute-sex-harass-complaint-report\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T01:51:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:51:43","slug":"cuomo-office-ignored-rules-to-reroute-sex-harass-complaint-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cuomo-office-ignored-rules-to-reroute-sex-harass-complaint-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cuomo office ignored rules to reroute sex-harass complaint: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Cuomo office ignored rules to reroute sex-harass complaint: report<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s aides ignored his own executive order requiring formal investigations of sexual harassment complaints against state employees, when it came to a complaint against their boss, according to a report Thursday.<\/p>\n

Under terms of the order, a June complaint against Cuomo by then-executive assistant Charlotte Bennett, 25, should have been referred to the Governor\u2019s Office of Employee Relations, the Albany Times Union said<\/a>, citing unidentified sources familiar with the process.<\/p>\n

Instead, the matter was handled by Beth Garvey, Cuomo\u2019s special counsel and senior adviser, the Times Union said.<\/p>\n

An executive order that Cuomo signed in August 2018<\/a> \u2014 and which went into effect the following Dec. 1 \u2014 made the GOER \u201cresponsible for conducting all investigations into employment-related discrimination complaints.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, the state said the move would \u201cpromote more effective, complete and timely investigation of complaints of employment-related protected class discrimination in agencies and departments over which the Governor has executive authority.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese investigations include complaints filed by employees, contractors, interns and other persons engaged in employment at these agencies and departments concerning discrimination, retaliation and harassment under Federal and New York State law, Executive Orders and policies of the State of New York,\u201d according to the GOER website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a report published Saturday, Bennett said she notified Cuomo\u2019s chief of staff, Jill DesRosiers, within a week of a June 5 meeting during which Cuomo, 63, allegedly sexually harassed her by asking questions that included whether she\u2019d had sex with older men.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understood that the governor wanted to sleep with me, and felt horribly uncomfortable and scared,\u201d she told the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bennett also said she gave a lengthy statement to Judith Mogul, a special counsel to the governor, in late June but didn\u2019t insist on an investigation because she liked her new job and \u201cwanted to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bennett left the Cuomo administration in November and now works as director of operations for Primary Maternity Care, a start-up health care consulting company, according to her resume on the LinkedIn website.<\/p>\n

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In a statement issued in response to the Times\u2019 report, Garvey said, \u201cMs. Bennett\u2019s concerns were treated with sensitivity and respect and in accordance with app<\/a>licable law and policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe matter was promptly escalated to special counsel\u2026The determination reached based on the information Ms. Bennett provided was that no further action was required which was consistent with Ms. Bennett\u2019s wishes,\u201d Garvey added.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Garvey also issued a series<\/a> of statements that culminated in her announcement that Cuomo had \u201casked Attorney General<\/a> Tish James to select a qualified private lawyer to do an independent review of allegations of sexual harassment.\u201d<\/p>\n

In one of her statements, Garvey said, \u201cWe will have no further comment until the report is issued.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Cuomo\u2019s office was asked for comment Thursday on the Times Union\u2019s report, it issued a statement in which Garvey said, \u201cAs previously stated, we will not have further comment on this until the AG\u2019s review is complete, and we cannot comment on this at this time.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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