For her part, the alleged victim said the police repeatedly called to harass her to drop her charges against the governor's aide. There seemingly was more than the one contact by an officer that Corbitt described. It turns out that Maj. Charles Day, the head of the governor's security detail, personally contacted the woman twice as well.
There is a bit of confusion around the investigations. Paterson originally asked both Cuomo and Corbitt to investigate the matter. But Cuomo instructed Corbitt to "stand down" from conducting his own investigation. Nonetheless, the superintendent has promised to cooperate fully with Cuomo.
So, let's count up. There was the 2007 investigation by Cuomo of Spitzer's political use of the state police. Then there was his September 2009 report indicating long-standing political use of the state police by the governor's office. Then Paterson "looked into" the matter of his aide's abuse of a woman. Then Corbitt questioned his officers about their involvement in the case.
Well, we can rest assured that the new Cuomo-Corbitt investigation will lay the matter to rest. Let's just hope it doesn't take 18 months to complete the investigation, like the one leading to the 2009 Cuomo Report. Considering that the next incident occurred within six months, we just don't have that kind of time. Of course, according to the Times, in September 2009 Cuomo's investigation "is continuing."
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