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Showing Original Post only (View all)Cuomo Accused of Unwanted Advance at a Wedding: 'Can I Kiss You?' [View all]
Source: New York Times
Anna Ruch had never met Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo before encountering him at a crowded New York City wedding reception in September 2019. Her first impression was positive enough.
The governor was working the room after toasting the newlyweds, and when he came upon Ms. Ruch, now 33, she thanked him for his kind words about her friends. But what happened next instantly unsettled her: Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruchs bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday.
When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed aggressive and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.
I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed, said Ms. Ruch, whose recollection was corroborated by the friend, contemporaneous text messages and photographs from the event. I turned my head away and didnt have words in that moment.
The governor was working the room after toasting the newlyweds, and when he came upon Ms. Ruch, now 33, she thanked him for his kind words about her friends. But what happened next instantly unsettled her: Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruchs bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday.
When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed aggressive and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer.
I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed, said Ms. Ruch, whose recollection was corroborated by the friend, contemporaneous text messages and photographs from the event. I turned my head away and didnt have words in that moment.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/cuomo-harassment-anna-ruch.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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Cuomo Accused of Unwanted Advance at a Wedding: 'Can I Kiss You?' [View all]
brooklynite
Mar 2021
OP
Notice photo touch up at the tip of his chin? Check the photo out before spreading it around.
ancianita
Mar 2021
#13
Link it with date and time. That photo's been floating around right wing sites like therightscoop.
ancianita
Mar 2021
#15
OH HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A VAMPIRE. Anyone can see this picture's been photoshopped
Trueblue1968
Mar 2021
#24
CNN IS RUNNING THE PIC as their lead story, are his HANDS photoshopped too???
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Mar 2021
#31
So after she deliberately removed his hands from her body, it's okay that he touched her again?
Jedi Guy
Mar 2021
#35
Sorry but it it seems pretty common and plausible that he asked to kiss the bride, at a wedding.
flying_wahini
Mar 2021
#33