ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was charged Thursday with a misdemeanor for a sex-crime-related offense related to allegations he groped a staffer last year.

Brittany Commisso accused the ex-governor of groping her at the Executive Mansion in Albany late last year and filed a criminal complaint against him in August following the release of a damning report from Attorney General James’ office detailing multiple sexual harassment allegations against the 63-year-old Democrat. Cuomo resigned days later.

He has forcefully denied the claims against him and his lawyers have sought to contest Commisso’s account, arguing that dates in the attorney general report don’t add up and that pictures show the executive assistant welcomed and even initiated physical contact with the former elected official.