ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Friday dismissed the only criminal charge filed against former New York Gov. “We have reviewed all of the available evidence and concluded we cannot successfully secure a conviction in this case,” assistant district attorney Jennifer McCanney said. The misdemeanor complaint was filed by the local sheriff in October, two months after Cuomo resigned from office. With an arraignment already scheduled, the judge said Cuomo and the attorneys should appear virtually. Soares has said he was caught by surprise when Sheriff Craig Apple, a fellow Democrat, filed the forcible touching complaint without consulting the prosecutor’s office.

Source: Huffington Post January 07, 2022 19:46 UTC