A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state have settled a lawsuit she had filed against the state claiming as her employer it was liable for Cuomo’s alleged sexual harassment and for the actions of his top aides, who failed to take corrective action once she reported it.

Bennett, who became the second woman to publicly accuse him of misconduct, claimed Cuomo subjected her to invasive questions about her personal life and sexual relationships, and once told her he was “lonely” and wanted a girlfriend who lived in Albany, according to the state lawsuit, which Bennett filed in March 2023.

As a result of the settlement, Bennett and her attorneys will receive payments totaling $450,000 for lost pay, personal injury, non-economic damages, legal costs and attorney fees, t

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