On Monday, Cuomo hired Manhattan litigant Elkan Abramowitz to represent him and his office in investigations related to nursing homes.
Abramowitz, who previously represented Cuomo’s office in a federal investigation into his 2014 decision to close a state anti-corruption commission, said he is not representing Cuomo on the issue of sexual harassment.
Bennett, 25, presented his allegations in a story published on Saturday in The New York Times. She said Cuomo said he was alone and looking for a girlfriend.
Cuomo did not respond to Bennett’s statement on Monday.
Boylan said Cuomo made inappropriate comments about her appearance, kissed her without her consent at the end of a meeting and once suggested that they play strip poker on board their state jet. Boylan, who is running for the Manhattan district presidency, first accused Cuomo in a tweet last December and elaborated on the allegations in a Medium post last week.
Cuomo denied Boylan’s claims as false. In a statement on Sunday, he acknowledged that he teased people about their personal lives in an attempt to be “playful” and funny. He said he wanted to act as a mentor to Bennett.
“Now I understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or very personal and that some of my comments, due to my position, made others feel in ways I never intended. I recognize that some of the things I said were misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation. . To the extent that someone felt that way, I’m really sorry for that, “he said.