Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor whose treatment of women in his vicinity led to his resignation in November, will not face charges over his alleged sexual harassment of a state trooper despite a district attorney suggesting that her office had the evidence it would need to convince a jury.

       Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said in a statement on Tuesday that Mr Cuomo would not face a criminal charge due to statutory limitations set by New York state law that prohibited her office from going forward with prosecution. She added in her statement that there was “credible evidence” to suggest that a crime had occurred.

       “Our investigation found credible evidence to conclude that the alleged conduct in [two] instances described above did occur,” said Ms Rocah on Tuesday. “However, in both instances, my Office has determined that, although the allegations and witnesses were credible, and the conduct concerning, we cannot pursue criminal charges due to the statutory requirements of the criminal laws of New York.”

       Mr Cuomo resigned from office after facing allegations from multiple women of inappropriate, sexually charged conduct including both comments and unwanted physical conduct. The allegations included claims from a state trooper assigned to protect Mr Cuomo and his family as well as other women with whom the governor had been in contact, including a woman who was still working in his office when her story was made public.

       The former governor acknowledged that some of his conduct had likely made women uncomfortable, but denied for weeks that it arose to the level of criminal actions. He eventually resigned in November after New York’s attorney general released a report stating that her office found the women’s allegations to be credible.

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