The Democrat was charged in Albany City Court Thursday, a spokesperson for New York State Court has confirmed to Fox News.
"A Misdemeanor Complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo has been filed in Albany City Court," the spokesperson announced in a statement. "As this is a sex crime, a redacted complaint will be available shortly."
Mariann Wang, an attorney for Cuomo accusers Alyssa McGrath and Virginia Limmiatis, marked the news in an announcement on Thursday.
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"My clients are enormously grateful for the courage of the women who have come forward to speak the truth about Cuomo's misconduct," Wang stated. "Cuomo is being held to account as he should be, including by being forced to answer a criminal charge. We hope that all men who abuse their power by abusing women will see this and understand that there will be real consequences to their profoundly damaging behavior."
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The misdemeanor complaint defines forcible touching as when a "person intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose forcibly touches the sexual or other intimate parts of another person for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person, or for the purpose of gratifying the actor's sexual desire."
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The charge comes after Cuomo quit in August after sexual harassment accusations brought against him by 11 women colleagues.
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"New York tough means New York loving, and I love New York and I love you," Cuomo announced back then. "I would never want to be unhelpful in any way, and I think given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let the government get back to governing, and therefore, that's what I'll do."
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The former governor did admit to making jokes and giving out hugs and kisses, stating that his "sense of humor can be insensitive."
"I have slipped and called people' honey,' ‘sweetheart,' and 'darling.' I mean it to be endearing but women found it dated and offensive," Cuomo announced.
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Back in August, he denied any wrongdoing, blaming the state investigators for being biased in a report detailing the allegations.
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"Governor Cuomo has never assaulted anyone, and Sheriff Apple's motives here are patently improper," announced his attorney Rita Glavin. "Sheriff Apple didn't even tell the District Attorney what he was doing."
"' Accidentally' filing a criminal charge without notification and consent of the prosecuting body doesn't pass the laugh test and this process reeks of Albany politics and perhaps worse," announced Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi. "The fact that the AG — as predicted — is about to announce a run for governor is lost on no one."
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