Commisso, who began working for Cuomo in 2017, lodged the lawsuit under the Adult Survivors Act. This legislation extended the timeframe for individuals to sue for sexual assault or harassment that was previously beyond the statute of limitations. The deadline for filing such lawsuits expired at midnight on Thursday.
Cuomo resigned from his governorship in August 2021, following sexual misconduct allegations from Commisso and several other women. Despite this, he has consistently denied the allegations.
The lawsuit alleges, "The continuous sexual harassment by defendant Cuomo included unwelcome sexual advances, sexualized comments about appearance and personal matters, relations, their dating, their sex life, and her marriage, assignment of humiliating and demeaning tasks, hugs, kisses, sexual touching of the buttocks, and forcible touching of the breast all of which was objectively unreasonable and abusive and reasonably perceived by plaintiff as being abusive and an adverse alteration of the conditions and terms of employment she was required to suffer to maintain her employment and avoid adverse changes in the condition and terms of employment which, in fact, she later suffered in retaliation for rejecting and reporting the same."
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The lawsuit further alleges that then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul demoted Commisso "from the position of Executive Assistant to the Governor, removed her from the Executive Chamber front office, and assigned her to the demeaning task of answering telephones in the Lieutenant Governor's office until moved to other offices, including loss of overtime, ostracism, given little or no work, demotion, and loss of career opportunities and Advancement" after Commisso allegedly declined Cuomo's proposition to date her.
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Rita Glavin, Cuomo's attorney, issued a statement on Friday, asserting that "Ms. Commisso's claims are provably false, which is why the Albany District Attorney dismissed the case two years ago after a thorough investigation. Ms. Commisso's transparent attempt at a cash grab will fail. We look forward to seeing her in court."
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Previously, Commisso had filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint against Cuomo, accusing him of "intentionally and for no legitimate purpose, forcibly place[d] his hand under the blouse shirt of the victim and onto her intimate body part. Specifically, the victim's left breast for the purposes of degrading and gratifying his sexual desires." This forcible touching charge was later dismissed.
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In a 2021 interview with "CBS Mornings" prior to Cuomo's resignation, Commisso claimed that Cuomo had groped her twice, first in December 2019 and again in November 2020. "I know the truth. He knows the truth. I know what happened and so does he," she stated. "I don't believe that there were 10 staff there that day. I don't believe his family was there that day. And if that's what he has to say to make himself feel better, I really, I feel sorry for him."
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Commisso, a single mother, revealed to "CBS Mornings" that she had not initially intended to go public with her allegations, partly due to concerns about the potential impact on her daughter. However, in March 2021, Cuomo denied other sexual harassment allegations, stating he "never touched anyone inappropriately."
Commisso was among 11 women whose allegations were included in a report by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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