A top New York State prosecutor said on Tuesday he is dropping a criminal charge accusing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of groping an aide after concluding the burden of proof could not be met in court.Albany County District Attorney David Soares’s decision came three days before the Democratic ex-governor was due to answer the misdemeanour charge before a judge and follows a decision by other state prosecutors to drop similar charges.“While we found the complainant in this case cooperative and credible, after review of all the available evidence we have concluded that we cannot meet our burden at trial,” Soares said in a statement.
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