A former aide to Andrew Cuomo said the New York governor “sexually harassed” her for years.
Lindsey Boylan, who is currently running as a Democrat for Manhattan borough president made the allegations in a tweetstorm on Sunday just days after calling Cuomos’s office the “most toxic team environment.”
Boylan recalled how her mother was harassed when she got her first office job.
My first experience of workplace sexual harassment was when my mom got her first real office job after graduating from college when I was in high school.
She was so excited to be taken “seriously.” Her bossed isolated her and kissed her. She never had that type of job again.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
Boylan she promised herself she would never let those kind of guys win.
And I promised myself I would never let those kind of guys win. I would work hard my whole life to put myself in positions of power to change things. To end the violence & corruption. Give voice to the voiceless.
I am not stopping. I refuse. I will never give up.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
“Yes, Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched,” she said. “I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.”
Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched.
I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
Boylan said she knows that she’s not the only woman who was harassed by Andrew Cuomo.
Not knowing what to expect what’s the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it.
No one.
And I *know* I am not the only woman.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
“I hate that some men, like Governor Cuomo abuse their power,” she said.
I’m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently.
I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
