Former adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo alleges he sexually harassed her 'for years'

[Calista241]

Source: NBC News

A former adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused him of sexual harassment Sunday, alleging that the behavior went on for "years."

In a series of tweets, the woman, Lindsey Boylan, who worked as deputy secretary for economic development and special adviser to the governor from 2015 to 2018, said Cuomo "sexually harassed me for years."

"Many saw it, and watched," Boylan said. She did not name people who could corroborate her claims.

"I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation?" said Boylan, a Democrat running to be the Manhattan borough president. She did not provide further details or more specific allegations.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-adviser-gov-andrew-cuomo-alleges-he-sexually-harassed-her-n1251048

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I'm just the messenger.

[snowybirdie]

1. Being a jerk

about a woman's looks is pretty mild. Grabbing a pu. y is. Perspective folks

[LizBeth]

3. Raping is a whole other level. The point? I would not be surprised if Cuomo

did have these types conversation. Age and privilege about guarantee it and most women have experienced it somewhere, and most have watched.

[healthnut7]

98. Sure does sound like the R's are behind all of this!!

[brush]

16. Anybody remember Tara Reid? What she tried to do to Joe Biden?

And Al Franken? All prominent Dems in the spotlight.

[Roy Rolling]

20. Probably Not

That’s why they try this shit over and over—the people they target have no situational awareness. They believe the situation described by their cult hero, not what they perceive with their own eyes and ears.

[niyad]

81. I remember.

[JoeOtterbein]

74. Being a jerk about a woman's looks at work can get...

...you fired, sued or both.

[Oneironaut]

100. It isn't, my dude.

When it’s your boss, and your job is on the line, it can cause someone to feel trapped and helpless. There is nothing mild about workplace sexual harassment, or sexual harassment at all, for that matter.

I think Cuomo should be given the benefit of the doubt. However, your comment is incorrect.

[cstanleytech]

4. If he did sexually harass her he should resign however she does need to provide proof

and receiving criticism about your job performance regardless if you personally think you did a good job is generally not it.
Edit: I will also point out that if it was ongoing for years then it is a bit odd that in this day and age of small electronic devices such as cellphones that she does not offer up a recording of something he did that would qualify.

[colorado_ufo]

21. She must be somewhat slow mentally, if it took years for her

to come to the conclusion that she was harassed, and even longer to report it.

[AZ8theist]

26. Funny how this is coming up now....after reports Cuomo is being considered for AG..

"Coincidence" takes a lot of planning.....

[PSPS]

36. Yup, that's the play here. It's pretty obvious.

[vsrazdem]

37. Maybe that is exactly why it is coming out. She apparently does not feel he would be

a good choice and it appears she is very involved in the Democratic party, so she may be trying to head off a disaster in the making.

[cstanleytech]

40. That is of course a possibility. I think a complete investigation into her

allegations should be undertaken with her giving a sworn statement under oath first off.

[vsrazdem]

42. I am sure it will be. Anyone considered for that position would be throughly vetted, so

I am sure someone will be contacting her.

[ancianita]

61. Nope. If this was about words only, and no charges were filed with police, this is baseless

from any legal standpoint.

For her to keep working for three years and not resign in protest is also a tell.

[Deuxcents]

5. Welp...

“For years” of harassment, I’m wonder why any woman, in any position doesn’t file a complaint and/or leave. I hope this woman is not mistaken n if she is , she needs to be exposed. Being a woman does not automatically mean she’s right..even in “me, too”. Lots of elected have surprised us, but if anyone is gonna fling accusations..ya better be right . Don’t make the rest of us irrelevant... make your case.

[still_one]

10. I agree. Just because someone says something does not make it so. That she brings this up at the

time she is running for a political position in Manhattan does make me wonder why she didn't bring this up when she was running against Nadler in the primaries, or even earlier

[Skittles]

47. don't even get me started

I attacked any moron who dared to f*** with me - I didn't put up with it for YEARS and then start whining about it.

[oldsoftie]

56. Why werent these questions asked of women accusing "others"?

[still_one]

6. I need objective details before I jump to any conclusion, however, I do know that Lindsey Boylan

ran again Nadler in the primaries, and was supported by the Justice Democrats

[AmericanCanuck]

13. +1000

[drray23]

7. Right on cue.

Gov Cuomo is now being talked about being a contender for AG. Hopefully there is nothing to these accusations. It would not be the first time we jump to conclusions head first just to realize later the credibility of the accuser was suspect. Now obviously, if it does turn out to be legit Cuomo will have to face the consequences.

[brush]

8. Odd that she didn't come forward during the me_too movement 3 years ago when...

Last edited Mon Dec 14, 2020, 02:47 AM - Edit history (1)

Lauer, Weinstein, Rose, Halperin, Spacey, Louis CK and all the rest were exposed? Or when he so prominently was briefing the nation daily on TV on NY's covid crisis?

I'd say she's got to prove these allegations. And she's running for Manhattan Borough President, and this helps how?

[still_one]

11. +++

[Rebl2]

18. Same here

Find it odd. Why did she stay at the job so long and say nothing. Sorry, but I have felt this way for a long time. I can understand a child or young adult not speaking up because they are scared, but not an older woman or man for that matter.

[JI7]

27. I think what she is saying happened is not on the same level as those cases

What she said so far seems like more of an old fashioned male thing where they compliment women on their looks. And other ways guys can talk at times.

[brush]

31. Maybe, but she called it sexual harassment, an extremely loaded term in this era...

I mean she didn't say he was groping her or hitting on her to go to bed with him. IMO she's got an agenda that will come out. I mean who makes these kind of reputation and career ruining allegations and then says she doesn't want to discuss it further?

[AmericanCanuck]

33. She belongs to the Justice Democrats

There is your agenda.

You are right -- she was never sexually harassed -- there was at the most a hostile work environment if her looks were criticized - but "sexual harassment" requires touching or repeated pursuit of a sexual relationship.

[R B Garr]

39. Ah, Justice Democrats explains it.

Btw, this post looks legit so it stays...

[pandr32]

35. Agreed 100%

[AKing]

9. The accusation doesn't add up...She has "no interest in talking to journalists...

Then she adds that she was "angry to be put in this situation at all." Huh? She's tweets a serious accusation and then gets upset because people want to know more??

[AmericanCanuck]

12. I smell a Tara Reade redux

Someone from Justice Democrats wants to run for a state-wide office so this .. 4 years of harassment and she didn't complain even once before? She was supposedly an advisor -- which is not exactly a subordinate.

You can guess who

[SunSeeker]

30. +1

[Cha]

65. I know justice dems were all Over the

Bogus FULL of STHIE tara reid tales.

[Historic NY]

66. This all out of the blue.......

Boylan abruptly resigned her state job following scrutiny of her own conduct in the workplace — including allegations of harassment, according to personnel documents obtained by The Post.

According to an internal memo from September of that year, three black employees went to state human resources officials accusing Boylan, who is white, of being a “bully” who “treats them like children.”

Confronted with that and other workplace misconduct allegations — including that she let her travel expenses pile up to the tune of $8,000 before reconciliation, and told a subordinate she’d accept her resignation without consulting human resources — in a subsequent sit-down with state honchos, Boylan voluntarily resigned her post, the documents indicate.

Days later, she had a change of heart and requested her job back, a third memo shows, but she ultimately moved on.



[link:https://nypost.com/2020/12/13/lindsey-boylan-alleges-cuomo-sexually-harassed-her-about-looks/|]

[Cha]

70. Wow.. the Plot Thickens. TY, H NY!

Boylan abruptly resigned her state job following scrutiny of her own conduct in the workplace — including allegations of harassment, according to personnel documents obtained by The Post.

According to an internal memo from September of that year, three black employees went to state human resources officials accusing Boylan, who is white, of being a “bully” who “treats them like children.”

Confronted with that and other workplace misconduct allegations — including that she let her travel expenses pile up to the tune of $8,000 before reconciliation, and told a subordinate she’d accept her resignation without consulting human resources — in a subsequent sit-down with state honchos, Boylan voluntarily resigned her post, the documents indicate.

Days later, she had a change of heart and requested her job back, a third memo shows, but she ultimately moved on.

[Karma13612]

84. Bingo-eom

[MFM008]

14. Just as talk of Biden

Appointing him to his cabinet.
All i will say is...
Interesting.

[dsc]

15. Like everyone else she has a right to be taken seriously

which means, she provides some names of the witnesses she claims saw this. The details get looked into, and if he did this, he needs to go. She doesn't have a right to simply have her word be the final say.

[still_one]

19. you are right. I may be wrong but I suspect this end up one person's word against another's

[brush]

22. So why post this since it has nothing to do with the OP topic?

Actually it's years late too, just like the woman who just make years-late allegations against Cuomo.

[brush]

57. Ok, you're not a fan. Nothing to say about the OP?

[atreides1]

95. Who is?

Name one single Democrat who can claim to be pure as the driven snow?

[melman]

23. I believe Lindsey Boylan

[Dream Girl]

25. I don't

[AmericanCanuck]

32. I don't either

People of a certain political persuasion also believed Tara Reade and paraded her around as credible -- until it all blew up in their faces.

This will too.

[melman]

41. If believing victims makes me "of a certain political persuasion"

I'll take it.

I am of the persuasion that believes victims. Guilty as charged.

[Hav]

55. That presumes that she is indeed a victim, nice framing there

If he behaved like an ass, people will judge him accordingly.
But yes, people of a certain political persuasion believed all the deranged bs against Biden because they wanted to in the hope it would help another certain candidate and not because they cared about actual victims.
To believe everything without also caring about evidence or verification is at best gullibility.

[melman]

62. See post #23

[ahoysrcsm]

102. We MUST investigate every $metoo accusation.

Every last one. Book deals be damned, we must investigate!

[Cha]

67. Exactly.. those with an agenda who

paid no attention to the Proven LIES spewing out of tara reid's gd head.

[Politicub]

101. What do you mean?

I understand the position of believing people and investigating.

But how can you or anyone else determine guilt without an investigation or proof? I don’t get it.

[paleotn]

50. Once she produces corroborating evidence, I will too.

Until then......

[oldsoftie]

58. And this MUST be adhered to. False accusations can ruin someone even if proven false.

[AmericanCanuck]

73. Also note that what she claims is NOT sexual harassment

She never says Cuomo touched her or forced any social relationship on her.

He only (allegedly) commented on her looks -- which is a hostile work environment case but definitely not sexual harassment.

[Rebl2]

75. Same here

[LanternWaste]

54. What specifically leads you to believe her...?

[mac56]

69. * crickets *

[AmericanCanuck]

72. She belongs to a certain political persuasion

so ... she is automatically believed by some

[niyad]

82. See post 66, then tell me what you think.

[Maine-i-acs]

24. Wonder if this is a Jacob Wohl deal.

he's not yet in the slammer for federal wire fraud charges IIRC.

[Raven123]

28. Every accuser should be heard. No news organization should broadcast tweets.

Contact the accuser, Investigate and report.

[Lonestarblue]

29. Right on time--as soon as Cuomo was thought to be on the list for AG.

God, I’m tired of this shit.

[bringthePaine]

34. smells funky

[Ford_Prefect]

38. Whatever the truth may be or however many versions we may hear there is such a thing as DUE PROCESS.

The timing of this announcement seems suspicious to me. I saw how fast the Roger Stone machine took down Al Franken. No one asked about the context or Due Process. The internet spews 10,000 lies for every truth I am told. While the math may be suspect the real effect is just as devastating.

I will believe it when there is sworn testimony and evidence pursuant to filing charges.

I say this having seen how the system treats those who fight to be heard about abuse of many kinds. I say this having sat in court in front of a federal judge and heard him and the prosecution distort and misrepresent evidence that I knew by heart because it was my life story they were mangling.

I believe she should be heard in full, as well as anyone who will stand witness to the events. I believe he has a right to be heard also.

I also believe we live in a 2020 world that seems to have more versions of alleged truth than there are stars.

I also know that when the media presents truth as it appears among the powerful, and truth among we ordinary people, it can be hard to see the real behind the hype, and context is often shredded in pursuit of a juicy headline or winning the next 5 minute news cycle.

[ahoysrcsm]

103. We MUST investigate every $metoo accusation.

Every last one. Book deals be damned, we must investigate!

[Stuart G]

45. Who are you talking about? Please define..Thank You

[Canoe52]

48. Going in one two...

[TexasBushwhacker]

51. Are you confusing him with Rudy?

[Stuart G]

44. Only one word is necessary...."PROOF" otherwise ..."Shut The F**k Up"

If someone is going to accuse a person who will be the President of the United States in about a month, I think everyone needs that word..."PROOF"....This is a very serious accusation, and we need to know all the facts. Since this is coming at a very important time in the transition, PROOF is even MORE IMPORTANT....

This could be the start of a war the republicans will wage against President Biden.
This way the accusation is out there & they (republicans) can follow up....and they will follow up ....FOREVER.. I will never forget.........".Hillary's Emails."

Yes, I want to believe the accuser, but why now?..And where is the ...PROOF...and the details...Also, this would take the focus off the ...Fool Donald Trump..(we all know that ) and start the focus on "..Bad Joe Biden"...

Again...Why Now?...and Where is the Proof?

[Miigwech]

46. Hear her out ... I want hear from Cuomo too

[woodsprite]

49. My bet is that she's pulling a "Tara Reade"? nt

[Cha]

68. How did that work out

for reade? She ended up getting castigated for her Proven LIES.

[Dawson Leery]

52. Tara Reade 2.0. She does not want to talk to journalists.

Who put her up to this? Wohl? Project Veritas?

[Ford_Prefect]

104. One of the many shills who front for ALEC and the CNP . They have a plan and a timetable.

The same folks who brought you Ghouliani's 24/7 tirades and who are paying for and organizing all of the "legal challege" nuisance lawsuits, who energized, nationalized, coordinate and direct the Proud Boy invasions.
The FBI needs to go after ALEC and CNP for RICO Act violations as they did the KKK.

[George II]

59. Bizarre, non-specific "accusation". If that's the extent of the harassment, I can't tell you....

....how many times I was harassed in my 40+ career.

"Grilled on my work" - there is something called periodic performance reviews. I probably averaged two per year, so that's at least 80 cases of "harassment". Plus, if I screwed up, which happened a few times over the years, I was "grilled" on my work and told to correct it.

"Harassed about my looks" - I'm 5'-9" and 135 pounds, started balding at about 25 years old. Think about it!!!

"Many saw it, and watched" - curious no one else has mentioned anything about this.

The kicker is - she talks about this openly on Twitter (huh??) but has no interest in talking about this with journalists.

Sorry Lindsay, I don't buy it.

I think that with this she just torpedoed her bid to be elected Manhattan Borough President.

[dai13sy]

60. I'm calling BS on this

Why is it that Democrats can't wait to shoot themselves or another Democrat in the head? I am sick of this. And why did you wait until now to report it to everyone. If this started in 2015 - report it in 2015 when it could be proven true or false. And why is there no one to corroborate your "story?" Maybe Gov. Cuomo did not share your belief that your work was "very good." If this is your way of running for office, please don't!!

[Historic NY]

63. Its amazing that no one is actually telling the story......

first she doesn't was to talk to journalist but does puts it all out there... Its like a Tara Reid replay


Earlier this month, Boylan had also tweeted about her work experience in the Cuomo administration, listing it as the worst job she ever had.

“I tried to quit three times before it stuck. I’ve worked hard my whole life. Hustled — fake it till you make it style,” she wrote. “That environment is beyond toxic. I’m still unwrapping it years later in therapy!”

Personnel memos written in 2018, obtained by The Associated Press, indicate that Boylan resigned after she was confronted about complaints about her own office behavior.

Several women complained to Empire State Development’s human resources department that “Ms. Boyland had behaved in a way towards them that was harassing, belittling, and had yelled and been generally unprofessional,” wrote the administration’s ethics officer, Julia Pinover Kupiec in one memo.

Boylan resigned after meeting with officials including Cuomo’s top lawyer, Alphonso David, to be “counseled” about the complaints.

David said in a follow-up memo that Boylan had contacted him several days later and said she had reconsidered her resignation and wished to return to work, but he discouraged her from doing so.

[link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/former-development-aide-accuses-cuomo-of-sexual-harassment/2020/12/13/c7059b32-3d72-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html|]

[Hav]

64. Now it's getting interesting

This really does sound like Tara Reade Part 2.
When I started reading her account, the only thing that raised the alarm bells was the part about "I was grilled about my work (which was very good)". That is the kind of remark a bullshitter would make.

[Historic NY]

71. I'll admit Cuomo is a taskmaster...

but I don't see him dressing her down, a politician yes. For people that don't know NY State has two Governor offices. She mostly work in NY C Area according to her bio.

She seems upset about in the second article in the post. Perhaps it was this...
[link:https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/03/23/old-hands-return-to-aid-cuomo-during-crisis-1268744|]

[LisaL]

76. So despite the supposed harassment by Cuomo, she didn't want to leave the job,

but resigned because people were complaining about her own behavior?

[JI7]

97. So she is the one that has multiple harassment accusations against her

[Greybnk48]

77. Predictable right wing dirty tricks.

He's tough as nails. He won't succumb to this tired bullshit.

edited to add: Someone needs to check her money accounts to see who paid her and how much.

[PJMcK]

79. Wow

I'm not sure your post supports Democrats.

Regardless, if the woman has a complaint, she has recourses. Let's see if she avails herself of them.

You might consider that the timing of her statement is rather curious, to say the least.

[niyad]

80. Your last sentence was my first thought when I heard this earlier today.

[Tiger8]

83. Smells like a Roger Stone dirty trick to...

...dirty up the democrats and boost chances of a republican governor, who could pardon their "greatest" resident.


Call me cynical, but Trump has to be scheming up ways to stay out of jail in NY.

[vercetti2021]

85. Ah right on time

Right when hes been considered for AG.

[mackdaddy]

86. According to this KTLA article, She has some issues of her own

Personnel memos written in 2018, obtained by The Associated Press, indicate that Boylan resigned after she was confronted about complaints about her own office behavior.

Several women complained to Empire State Development’s human resources department that “Ms. Boyland had behaved in a way towards them that was harassing, belittling, and had yelled and been generally unprofessional,” wrote the administration’s ethics officer, Julia Pinover Kupiec in one memo.

Boylan resigned after meeting with officials including Cuomo’s top lawyer, Alphonso David, to be “counseled” about the complaints.

David said in a follow-up memo that Boylan had contacted him several days later and said she had reconsidered her resignation and wished to return to work, but he discouraged her from doing so.

https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/former-aide-accuses-ny-gov-cuomo-of-sexually-harassing-her-for-years/

[George II]

87. That explains a lot - great find, thanks!

[demtenjeep]

88. BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

only now that he might be a cabinet pick?



BS

[pecosbob]

89. Pretty straightforward solution here...

"Many saw it, and watched," Boylan said. She did not name people who could corroborate her claims.

Take a sworn statement from the woman and interview the witnesses. If she won't, there's no case. If she's lying, prosecute or sue Once having made the accusation public, she is liable if she cannot back it up..

[Historic NY]

90. But I'd bet the people in the office could...

She makes it sound like Cuomo was always in her office....she worked in one office in the NYC area. The agency consists of many staffers throughout the state. Cuomo spends more time in Albany, then most and did commute to his shared Westchester residence.

[LovingA2andMI]

91. Here we go...

[PatrickforO]

92. Didn't Cuomo just sign a law allowing the president to be

prosecuted under state law in NY?

Seems like the timing of this is a bit too coincidental, eh?

[appleannie1]

93. As a woman that has worked all her life, anytime a boss did that, I walked out the door and found

other employment.

[Warpy]

94. He's floated as a possible AG candidate on Saturday, this gal shows up on Sunday.

I'm sorry, but this stuff is just getting so predictable you can almost set your clocks by it.

If he did anything illegal, she can file charges and try to prove the case in court. If he didn't this is just another lamebrain attempt to smear a Democrat out of office like they did with Al Franken.

So put up or shut up Ms. Boylan.

(Guys, comments about our looks in the workplace are unwelcome to most women in the workplace because it makes you sound like creepers. We're there to do a job to earn money to put food on the table. We don't give a damn what you think about our hair or anything else, we're there to do a job and if we didn't need the money, we wouldn't be there. So shut up, already)

[duforsure]

96. After Cuomo's name is mentioned as a AG candidate, this,

Have to learn more, but it looks like another hit job to me because trump is scared of Cuomo, and because Cuomo can intellectually run circles around trump, and trump knows he can't intimidate him. This sounds planned by one of trumps dirty tricksters.

[Raftergirl]

99. My H

works for the Governor and knows this women.

First, the Governor is an asshole to everyone. Very difficult person to work for.

Second, he knows this women. According to him she is a nutjob and wasn’t particularly good at her job, plus inserted herself into issues that she had no business doing and wasn’t qualified to address.