New York governor sex assault allegation reported to police

Beth Garvey, the governor’s acting counsel, said in a statement on Thursday that as a matter of state policy, the woman who made the allegations was told she should contact her local police department

New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (Seth Wenig/AP)

A lawyer for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that she reported a groping allegation made against him to local police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself.

The Times Union of Albany reported on Wednesday that an unidentified aide had claimed Mr Cuomo reached under her shirt and fondled her after summoning her to his official residence.