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Last week, the Albany County Sheriff's Department filed a criminal complaint accusing Cuomo of committing a misdemeanor sex crime following an investigation by the New York Attorney General into claims of sexual harassment by 11 women.
In a twist of fate, on Friday, Nov. 5, Albany County District Attorney David Soares asked a judge for more time to complete its own investigation into the claims, stating that it lacks a sworn statement from the victim, Brittany Commisso.
“We were in the middle of that investigation when the Sheriff unilaterally and inexplicably filed a complaint in this court,” Soares wrote in a letter to Judge Holly Trexler. “We were in the middle of that investigation when the Sheriff unilaterally and inexplicably filed a complaint with this Court.
“Unfortunately, the filings in this matter are potentially defective in that the police-officer-complainant failed to include a sworn statement by the victim such that the People could proceed with a prosecution on these papers.”
The initial court summons had called for Cuomo to be arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 17, though an adjournment was granted until Friday, Jan. 7.
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