An aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo has become the latest person to accuse him of sexual harassment, alleging a pattern of inappropriate behavior, including comments about her looks, questions about her personal life and "ogling her body," The New York Times reported on Friday.
The allegations in the Times from Alyssa McGrath are the latest in a series of harassment claims leveled against the governor, which has drawn bipartisan calls for his resignation.
Cuomo has insisted he will not resign and has said he has never touched anyone inappropriately.
McGrath alleged to the Times that Cuomo once looked down her shirt and commented on a necklace she was wearing. McGrath also told the paper Cuomo would inquire about her marriage and whether she was taking a vacation to meet men.
The governor’s office on Friday referred requests for comment to his outside attorney Rita Glavin. Glavin did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
McGrath's allegations are similar to some of the other claims made against the governor: inappropriate behavior, personal questions asked at the workplace, and a close physical presence by the governor.
McGrath is a colleague of an unnamed woman who the governor reportedly groped while at the Executive Mansion last year, according to the Albany Times Union. Cuomo has denied the allegation; the woman's name has not been made public. McGrath told the Times the woman involved in that incident was told by the governor to not say anything about it.
McGrath said she spoke to her co-worker after the Times Union reported on the incident.
Attorney General Letitia James's office is investigating the allegations against the governor. Investigators so far have spoken with former aides Charlotte Bennett and Ana Liss, who have accused the governor of harassment and inappropriate behavior. Assembly Democrats have also launched an investigation and this week moved to hire a law firm to assist.
On Wednesday, Cuomo told reporters he would no longer take questions about the allegations, citing the investigations.