Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 13 women, DOJ says

• Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 women to a "sexually hostile work environment" while he was in office, the Department of Justice said.
• The DOJ findings came from an investigation into whether Cuomo's office engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual harassment and retaliation.
• The agency reached an agreement with the office of current Gov. Kathy Hochul, memorializing her reforms and committing the office to enacting additional changes.
• Cuomo attorney Rita Glavin said the former governor "did not sexually harass anyone."

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 women to a "sexually hostile work environment" while he was in office, the Department of Justice said Friday as part of an agreement with the state's current executive office.

Cuomo "repeatedly subjected these female employees to unwelcome, non-consensual sexual contact; ogling; unwelcome sexual comments; gender-based nicknames; comments on their physical appearances; and/or preferential treatment based on their physical appearances," the DOJ said it found.

The governor's office under Cuomo knew about his conduct but failed to effectively stop it, the DOJ concluded from the investigation it launched in August 2021, the same month Cuomo resigned amid mounting sexual harassment allegations.

Cuomo's office instead worked to protect the then-governor from further accusations — and his senior staff retaliated against four of the women he harassed, the DOJ said.

Cuomo attorney Rita Glavin in a statement to CNBC said the former governor "did not sexually harass anyone."

"The DOJ 'investigation' was based entirely on the NYS Attorney General's deeply flawed, inaccurate, biased, and misleading report," Glavin said.

That report,