new york he said his actions had been misconstrued his words misunderstood he said it was cultural he hugs he kisses he says ciao bella he said it was generational sometimes he lapses into honey or sweetheart or tells bad jokesbut of all new york gov andrew cuomos responses to investigative findings that he sexually harassed 11 women one that most disturbed many women particularly sexual assault survivors and their advocates was his use of a family members sexual assault to explain his own behavior with an accuserwe will not be moved by governor cuomos attempts to use the stories of survivors including those he harassed as a shield for his own misconduct and abuse of power all while claiming the harassment was a misunderstanding said an open letter to be released thursday by the national womens law center and several gender and survivor groups demanding the democratic governors resignation or removalread alsocuomo investigation what we know and whats nextnew york gov andrew cuomos months long fall from grace reached a nadir tuesday when investigators said they substantiated sexual harassment allegations against him from 11 women many of whom have worked for himover half ny assembly wants to oust cuomo if he doesnt quita majority of state assembly members support beginning impeachment proceedings against governor andrew cuomo if he doesnt resign over investigative findings that he sexually harassed at least 11 women at least 82 of the bodys 150 members have said that they favored initiating the process ofpush to oust cuomo gathers force as prosecutors eye him toonew yorks legislative leaders signaled wednesday that governor andrew cuomo could swiftly face an impeachment trial if he doesnt resign while a growing number of prosecutors also eyed investigative findings that he sexually harassed at least 11 womentarana burke the survivor and advocate who gave the metoo movement its name wrote in an email to the associated press that abusers no matter their own personal histories do not get to center themselves in cases of abusein these moments survivors stories are the ones that should be elevated burke said there are 11 women whose stories were corroborated who experienced harassment at the hands of the governor his familys story does not exonerate him and he does not get to use someone elses trauma as his own shieldthe allegations that investigators said they corroborated ranged from inappropriate comments to forced kisses and gropingin a taped statement tuesday cuomo denied ever touching anyone inappropriately but apologized to two accusers including former staffer charlotte bennett he said he asked bennett about her love life in a misunderstood bid to help her cope with trauma from a past sexual assault he spoke of a family member about the same age whod been sexually assaulted in high schooli thought i could help her work through a difficult time the governor said of bennettemily martin vice president for education and workplace justice at the nwlc said cuomo was suggesting that he is a hero for survivors of sexual