{"id":56722,"date":"2021-03-19T19:55:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T23:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=56722"},"modified":"2021-03-19T19:55:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T23:55:23","slug":"8-sexual-harassment-accusation-current-cuomo-aide-alyssa-mcgrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=56722","title":{"rendered":"#8 Sexual Harassment Accusation: Current Cuomo aide Alyssa McGrath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Cuomo aide Alyssa McGrath accuses governor of sexual harassment<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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McGrath is the eighth woman to accuse Cuomo of sexual misconduct<\/h3>\n

By Thomas Barrabi | Fox News<\/p>\n

A current aide to New York Gov.\u00a0Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, accused the embattled governor Friday of making suggestive remarks and engaging in other forms of alleged harassment, marking the latest allegation in a widening scandal that threatens to\u00a0oust Cuomo from office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The aide, identified as Alyssa McGrath, described several instances of alleged inappropriate behavior in an interview with the\u00a0New York Times<\/a>. She said Cuomo commented on her looks and ogled her body in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Eight women, including current and former aides, have accused Cuomo of sexual harassment or misconduct. One woman, another current aide who has not been publicly identified, accused Cuomo of groping her during an encounter at the governor\u2019s mansion. The unnamed aide\u2019s allegation was first reported by the Albany Times-Union.<\/p>\n

McGrath, 33, said the unnamed aide described her alleged encounter with Cuomo in detail after the Times-Union\u2019s report was published. McGrath said the aide told her that Cuomo asked her not to discuss the incident because the two were acquainted.<\/p>\n

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“He told her specifically not to tell me,” McGrath told the New York Times.<\/p>\n

McGrath alleged that Cuomo often pitted female coworkers against each other in the workplace. She described a series of uncomfortable interactions with the governor, some of which involved the coworker who has accused Cuomo of groping her.<\/p>\n

McGrath\u2019s claims matched those of other staffers who have accused Cuomo of fostering an uncomfortable or demeaning workplace environment for women.<\/p>\n

“He has a way of making you feel very comfortable around him, almost like you\u2019re his friend,” McGrath told the newspaper. “But then you walk away from the encounter or conversation, in your head going, \u2018I can\u2019t believe I just had that interaction with the governor of New York.\u2019”<\/p>\n

In one instance earlier this year, Cuomo allegedly asked the two women if they were planning to “mingle” with men during a planned trip to Florida. The governor purportedly referred to the women as “mingle mamas.”<\/p>\n

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