The accounts of 11 women total were put forward in the report, some of them detailing allegations that never before had been made public. The investigators said their claims were corroborated by other people interviewed, as well as in contemporaneous evidence, like notes, emails and texts written soon after the alleged harassment occurred.

The report detailed a "toxic" workplace environment under Cuomo and said that environment allowed for his allegedly harassing behavior to go overlooked. It also highlighted alleged instances of retaliation against the accusers.
"We also conclude that the Executive Chamber's culture -- one filled with fear and intimidation, while at the same time normalizing the Governor's frequent flirtations and gender-based comments -- contributed to the conditions that allowed the sexual harassment to occur and persist," the report said.

Several women recounted to investigators unwanted touching by Cuomo, according to the report. One of them, a state trooper who served on Cuomo's protective detail, said on one occasion, Cuomo ran his finger down her neck and back while they were in an elevator. On another occasion, he ran his hand from her belly button to her right hip while she was holding the door for him, according to the report.
Another accuser, identified as "Executive Assistant 1" in the report, told investigators Cuomo grabbed her buttocks during hugs and a photo. The report also detailed an allegation, previously reported by the Albany Times Union, of an incident at the governor's mansion in which Cuomo allegedly, reached under her blouse and grabbed her breast. A separate accuser referred to in the report as a "state entity employee," said Cuomo put his hand on, tapped and then grabbed her buttocks, while they were at a September 2019 event, according to the report.

"I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances," Cuomo said. He touted his cooperation in the attorney general's investigation, but he repeatedly suggested it was biased and tainted with politics.

While he straight up denied some of the conduct -- such as the alleged groping incident in his governor's mansion office -- he claimed other aspects of his behavior described the report had been taken out of context.

The governor's office interspersed within his statement photos of Cuomo hugging, kissing and embracing various individuals

"i do kiss people on the forehead, I do kiss people on the cheeks, I do kiss people on the hand," he said, while claiming that his "everyday interactions" with New Yorkers were being "unfairly" weaponized.

Cuomo claimed "generational or cultural" perspectives he was still learning to understand, and he vowed that "we are making changes."

As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces new calls to resign following a New York attorney general investigation that alleges he sexually harassed 11 women, including his own staff members, all eyes are on Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, the woman who would succeed Cuomo if he stepped down or was impeached.

Hochul, 62, would be New York's first female governor if she assumes office.