Sexual Misconduct Complaint Is Filed Against Andrew Cuomo

A complaint for forcible touching has been filed against former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in Albany City Court, a spokesman for New York State’s court system said on Thursday.

“A misdemeanor complaint was filed in Albany City Court against the former governor this afternoon,” said the spokesman, Lucian Chalfen.

The complaint came more than two months after Brittany Commisso, a former aide to Mr. Cuomo, filed a criminal complaint against him with the Albany County sheriff’s office. She accused him of groping her breast while they were alone in his residence late last year.

There was some confusion on Thursday afternoon surrounding the complaint.

The Times Union of Albany reported that the complaint was filed erroneously and that neither Ms. Commisso nor her lawyer were aware of it. The report said that neither the sheriff’s office nor the Albany district attorney’s office had reached a decision whether to file charges against Mr. Cuomo.

A spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office would not confirm that the complaint had been filed erroneously, or answer any questions about it. A spokeswoman for the Albany district attorney office did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The complaint against the former governor, who resigned in August, marked the most stunning fallout yet since the release of a state attorney general report on Aug. 3 that found that Mr. Cuomo had sexually harassed numerous women, including current and former government employees, and fostered a hostile work environment.