Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday pointed to efforts her administration is taking to reverse what she has called a toxic culture left behind by the former Cuomo administration.

The comments made Friday in New York City were Hochul's first since a criminal complaint was filed by the Albany County sheriff's office, charging former Gov. Andrew Cuomo with forcible touching.

The misdemeanor charge, which carries up to a year in jail, came following an investigation stemming from allegations by Brittany Commisso that Cuomo groped her at the Executive Mansion last year.

“We are working very hard to erase this culture" of sexual misconduct, Hochul said on Friday.

But Hochul declined to say whether Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple was right to move forward with the case.

“I’m not going to get involved," she said.

Hochul's new administration put in place new training requirements for employees and recently announced an outside law firm would be retained to investigate complaints aobut harassment and retaliation.

Cuomo, meanwhile, has denied the charge. The former governor resigned on Aug. 24 following the release of a report by Attorney General Letitia James's office that detailed allegations of harassment and misconduct by 11 women.

Cuomo's spokesman and attorney in separate statements have blasted the investigation of the Commisso case, calling it politically motivated.