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Second former aide, Charlotte Bennett has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Bennett, a health policy adviser to Mr Cuomo until November, told The New York Times that he had harassed her last year.
Mr Cuomo has denied any inappropriate behaviour and ordered an independent inquiry into the allegations.
Another former aide, Lindsey Boylan, has previously accused the governor of sexually harassing her.
Mr Cuomo, 63, who has been governor for more than a decade, has found himself under pressure on several fronts in recent weeks.
Cuomo said he believed he had been acting as a mentor to Ms Bennett.
He said he had “never made advances toward Ms Bennett, nor did I ever intend to act in any way that was inappropriate”.
“The last thing I would ever have wanted was to make her feel any of the things that are being reported,” Mr Cuomo said.
He said he had authorised an external review of the matter.
“I ask all New Yorkers to await the findings of the review so that they know the facts before making any judgements,” Mr Cuomo said.
