Pretty sure groping can fall under the "sexual contact" element of NY State Law, but IANAL. It also sounds like they are investigating whether to file criminal charges against Cuomo, so I think it's more than just being a creepy old man with no inner monologue.
https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article130.php#p130.05
Quote:
3. "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
parts of a person for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either
party. It includes the touching of the actor by the victim, as well as
the touching of the victim by the actor, whether directly or through
clothing, as well as the emission of ejaculate by the actor upon any
part of the victim, clothed or unclothed.
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