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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Sexual battle allegations person been reported against East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, 1 of the apical contenders successful California's contention for governor, pursuing a study by the San Francisco Chronicle detailing accusations from a erstwhile pistillate legislature staffer.
The Chronicle reported Friday that a erstwhile pistillate legislature staffer has accused Swalwell of 2 abstracted non-consensual intersexual encounters. The study alleges the interactions occurred opening successful 2019, erstwhile the pistillate was 21 years aged and recently hired to enactment successful the Democrat's territory bureau successful Castro Valley.
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"Swalwell messaged her connected Snapchat, she said, sending images of his genitals and seeking nude pictures of her successful return," the paper reported.
The erstwhile staffer besides said that successful 2019, Swalwell "tried to buss her successful her car erstwhile she drove him home" from a donor gathering and asked her to execute a intersexual act, which she said she did.
The pistillate told the Chronicle that "Swalwell invited her retired for drinks and she became truthful severely intoxicated that she does not retrieve the remainder of the night." She said she woke up bare successful a edifice furniture with the congressman and believes they had sex.
The Chronicle further reported that 5 years later, and nary longer moving for Swalwell, the pistillate said she encountered him again astatine a foundation event.
"...they met for drinks..." the pistillate said, "...during which she became truthful inebriated that she lone remembers snippets of the nighttime including pushing Swalwell distant and telling him, 'No,' portion helium allegedly forced himself connected her."
ABC7 Eyewitness News has not independently verified the allegations made to the Chronicle.
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Swalwell has denied the accusations. When asked by a newsman connected Tuesday, "Did you ever behave inappropriately with pistillate staffers?" helium responded, "No, no, it's false."
On Friday, Swalwell reiterated his denial successful a statement, saying, "These allegations are mendacious and travel connected the eve of an predetermination against the frontrunner for governor. For astir 20 years, I person served the nationalist - arsenic a authoritative and a congressman and person ever protected women. I volition support myself with the facts and wherever indispensable bring ineligible action. My absorption successful the coming days is to beryllium with my woman and children and support our decades of work against these lies."
The effect to the allegations was swift. Senior run staffer Courtni Pugh confirmed to ABC7 Eyewitness News governmental newsman Monica Madden that she resigned Friday amid the accusations. Los Angeles Congressman Jimmy Gomez, who had besides been moving connected the campaign, resigned arsenic well, calling the accusations "ugly and serious."
Multiple gubernatorial challengers, including Tony Thurmond, Betty Yee and Matt Mahan, person called connected Swalwell to driblet retired of the contention arsenic the fallout continues to unfold.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi besides released the pursuing connection successful effect to the allegations:
"The young pistillate who has made superior allegations against Congressman Swalwell indispensable beryllium respected and heard. This highly delicate substance indispensable beryllium appropriately investigated with afloat transparency and accountability. As I discussed with Congressman Swalwell, it is wide that is champion done extracurricular of a gubernatorial campaign."
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