An upstate New York woman said Monday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was physically inappropriate to her at her home during a visit to inspect local flood damage, becoming the latest woman to accuse the embattled governor of inappropriate behavior. Sherry Vill made the allegations during a Zoom news conference with attorney Gloria Allred, describing a spring 2017 visit to her Rochester-area home after flooding near Lake Ontario. “I felt like I was being manhandled,” said Vill, now 55. Vill, who is about 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall, said the governor towered over her. “The way he looked at me and his body language made me very uncomfortable,” she said. “I felt he was acting in a highly inappropriate manner, especially in front of my family and neighbors.” There was no immediate comment from the Cuomo administration. A series of women, some who worked for Cuomo, have accused him of using his position of authority to harass them. Among his accusers are two aides who still work in the governor’s office. One, who has yet to speak publicly, reportedly said the governor was inappropriate to her at the Executive Mansion last summer. Cuomo has denied touching anyone inappropriately but said he’s sorry if he made anyone uncomfortable. The governor has said his tendency to hug and kiss people as a greeting “stems from his Italian-American heritage”. The Democratic governor has brushed off widespread calls for his resignation and asked that people wait for the results of an investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James. Allred said Vill would cooperate with James’ investigation, and that Vill will wait to see the results of the investigation before weighing in on what should happen next. The state Assembly is conducting a separate investigation into whether there are grounds to impeach the governor. Allred said Vill has no plans to alert the law firm leading the Assembly judiciary committee’s investigation and is focusing on the attorney general’s office. “We’ll have to see what if anything she’s willing to do after that,” Allred said. “This is not easy for Sherry. As I said, she’s been very brave. She’s never been involved in a situation like this before.” Allred said Vill has long wanted to report the Democratic governor’s conduct, but her family was worried he would “use his power to retaliate against her and her family.” Vill shared a copy of a July 19, 2017, letter she received from the governor in which he said he’ll help homeowners affected by the flooding. “It was a pleasure to meet you recently,” he wrote. The letter was only addressed to Vill, who questioned why it wasn’t addressed to her son or long-time husband, whom the governor also met. She said she received a phone call “within days” from a female employee on the governor’s staff who said the governor was having an event in town and asked if Vill would like to attend. “Notably she didn’t say my husband and I, or my family and I, only specifically me,” she said. “I purposely did not respond to the invitation. I felt very uneasy about the call. I was the only one who received the call and the personal invite form the governor.” (AP)

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