Bennett Says Cuomo Was Fixated On Her History as a Sexual Assault Survivor, Saying It Was “Really Strategic” and Part of an Effort to Groom Her. “I Think Abusers Look for Vulnerabilities

Bennett Recounts a “deeply Uncomfortable” Conversation in Which Cuomo Asked Bennett to Find Him a Girlfriend, Claiming Cuomo “Implied to Me That I Was Old Enough for Him and He Was Lonely.”

The Following Day, Bennett Says Was the Only Employee Working Behind a Locked Door with the Governor. “He Calls Me in and He Asks If I Found Him a Girlfriend Yet,” Bennett Says “I Was Terrified...I Thought Any Moment Something Can Happen and I Have No Power Here.”

Bennett Responding to Gov. Cuomo’s Public Statements That His Behavior in the Office Can Be “Playful and Make Jokes”: “I Wasn’t Laughing. and He Wasn’t Laughing.”

“I Loved My Job,” Bennett Says, “I Looked Up to the Governor. He Was My Mentor.”

Part Two of the Exclusive Interview Aired Today on “CBS This Morning”; WATCH HERE

*MANDATORY CREDIT: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL*

MORE OF THE INTERVIEW WILL AIR TONIGHT ON THE “CBS EVENING NEWS” (6:30-7:00 PM, ET)

CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell sat down exclusively with Charlotte Bennett, former aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, for her first television interview to discuss her accusations of sexual harassment against the governor. The exclusive interview aired Thursday, March 4, on the CBS EVENING NEWS with NORAH O’DONNELL (6:30-7:00 PM, ET) and Friday, March 5, on CBS THIS MORNING (7:00-9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. More of O’Donnell’s interview will air tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS.

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