The governor’s aide whose wedding reception is at the center of the latest sexual-harassment charge against the village. Andrew Cuomo is leaving his COVID-19 task force.
Gareth Rhodes said in a prepared statement on Wednesday that he is returning to his position as deputy superintendent and special counsel of the state Department of Financial Services.
“Last week as I approached a year before moving to Albany to join the NYS Kovid Task Force, I decided it was time, given the progress of the vaccination program and the continued decline of Kovid numbers, in my department. To revert to the previous role. Financial Services and I informed the Governor’s senior staff at the time, “Rhodes’ statement said.
The move comes just days after 33-year-old Anna Ruch, who became the third woman to accuse 63-year-old Cuomo of sexual harassment.
It also came a while ago when Cuomo was expected to hold its first news conference since the scandal last week.
Rhodes has regularly gone to join officials with the Kumo administration in his briefing.
In a story published on Monday, Ruch told the New York Times that Cuomo came upon her, grabbed her face and smacked her on the cheek after umpiring Rhodes and Alexa Kissinger, a former White House staffer for then-President Barack at the 2019 wedding. Kissed obama.
A photo of the incident shows Cuomo towing above Roku as he held his head with both hands and looked at her with apprehension inside the Manhattan restaurant Toro.
Kissinger, in Ruch, expressed his support for a fellow Obama employee after his revelations.
“This pattern of behavior is completely unacceptable,” Kissinger tweeted.
“I’m so proud of @annaruch for sharing her story.”
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