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Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser
Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 following allegations of sexual harassment, is suing one of his accusers, a Northern Westchester native, for defamation.  Cuomo, age 67, filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court on Thursday, Dec. 19 against former staffer Charlotte Bennett, a Northern Westchester native, who accused the former governor of sexual harassment in 2021.  Bennett had previously filed a federal lawsuit against former Gov. Cuomo in September 2022. However, she voluntarily dropped the lawsuit on Monday, Dec. 9, saying in a joint statement …

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School Principal In Westchester Made Employee Take Explicit Photos, Report Says School Principal In Westchester Made Employee Take Explicit Photos, Report Says
School Principal In Westchester Made Employee Take Explicit Photos, Report Says An employee at a Westchester school was forced to take inappropriate photos of her principal posing in her underwear at schools, according to new reports following the filing of a new federal lawsuit. Gisselle Vasquez, age 35, was reportedly hired as a Spanish-speaking secretary for Principal Evelina Medina at the Robert C. Dodson School in Yonkers, at which point her boss made her take and save explicit photos on her phone to prevent her husband from seeing them. The Dodson School has nearly 900 students in prekindergarten and kindergarten through eighth grade. According to the lawsuit, i…

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Brewster Man Files $50 Million Suit Against Putnam Sheriff's Office For Excessive Force Brewster Man Files $50 Million Suit Against Putnam Sheriff's Office For Excessive Force
Brewster Man Files $50 Million Suit Against Putnam Sheriff's Office For Excessive Force A local man has filed a $50 million federal lawsuit accusing the Putnam County Sheriff's Office of beating him so severely he needs round-the-clock help. George Taranto, age 75, of Brewster, filed the lawsuit in connection with an incident that took place in July 2019 outside of his home, said News 12. According to Taranto, he saw flashlights and went outside in the middle of the night to see what was happening. He encountered Putnam County Sheriff's deputies who were investigating car break-ins. Documents from the suit said that while Taranto was standing in his driveway, he had his hand …

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by Kathy Reakes