No criminal charges for Andrew Cuomo in 2 harassment cases, district attorney says

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not face criminal charges in connection with two of the harassment allegations against him, the top prosecutor in Westchester County announced Tuesday.

District Attorney Mimi Rocah said in a statement that her office "has determined that, although the allegations and witnesses were credible, and the conduct concerning, we cannot pursue criminal charges due to the statutory requirements of the criminal laws of New York."

The district attorney's investigation looked at allegations from a report by the state attorney general's office that concluded that Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women while he was governor. The only two incidents Rocah focused were alleged to have occurred in Westchester County, north of New York City.

In the first instance, Cuomo was alleged to have acted inappropriately with a female state trooper on his security detail at his home in Mount Kisco.

The trooper asked Cuomo whether he needed anything, and "he responded by asking her if he could kiss her," Rocah said. "She further indicated that she was concerned about the ramifications of denying the Governor’s request and so she said 'sure.' The Governor then kissed her on the cheek and, as indicated in the Attorney General’s report, 'said something to the effect of, ‘oh, I'm not supposed to do that’ or ‘unless that's against the rules.’”