Yuh-Line Niou, a New York Assembly member who is also a sexual assault survivor, called the defense presented by Cuomo's legal team 'disgusting and vile.'
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Yuh-Line Niou, an assembly member who is also a sexual assault survivor, reacted to the defense in an interview on"When the attorneys had appeared together, and were talking, they definitely were saying some things that I can tell you personally was very triggering," she said, referring to Glavin's attack on the accuser's credibility.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference in Brooklyn on the rising rates of gun violence across the city on July 14, 2021 in New York City.Niou sympathized with the accuser, recounting how she acted similarly after being sexually assaulted by a teacher at age 13. Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing, insisting that the report and allegations were motivated by politics."I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances," he said Tuesday in a taped defense. But federal and state Democratic leaders, including PresidentNiou said a slew of sexual assault survivors reached out to her online to share their stories after hearing Cuomo's defense.
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