El juez rechazó la oferta de Cuomo para retrasar la demanda del ex acusador de acoso sexual mientras se postula para alcalde. Judge rejects Cuomo's bid to delay lawsuit from ex-sex harassment accuser as he runs for mayor.

Un juez de Nueva York ha negado el intento del ex gobernador Andrew Cuomo de prolongar la batalla judicial con Brittany Commisso, quien lo acusó de acoso sexual. A New York judge has denied former Governor Andrew Cuomo's attempt to prolong a court battle with Brittany Commisso, who accused him of sexual harassment. El juez dictaminó que no era de interés público continuar el litigio mientras Cuomo se postula para alcalde. The judge ruled it was not in the public interest to continue the litigation as Cuomo runs for mayor. Cuomo, quien negó las acusaciones, dimitió en 2021 después de que un informe estatal descubriera que había acosado a al menos 11 mujeres. Cuomo, who denied the allegations, resigned in 2021 after a state report found he had harassed at least 11 women. Nueva York resolvió la demanda de Commisso por $450,000. New York settled Commisso's lawsuit for $450,000.