According to CNN, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office called on “survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations” to come forward and contact the office's Special Victims Division.
“We urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these complaints to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373,” the office said. “Our specially trained prosecutors, researchers and counselors are properly equipped to help them in a trauma-informed and survivor-centered manner
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The investigation against Swalwell opens after a former collaborator of the congressman reported that the Democrat - who is running to be the new governor of California - sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions. Swalwell is married and 17 years older than the victim
. Another Democrat accused of sexual abuse: The Manhattan District Attorney's Office investigates Eric Swalwell after several complaints
The details of the complaint The
woman reported that the deputy tried to kiss her in her car one night when she was driving him home after a meeting with donors. Weeks later, while driving him to another event, he reported that Swalwell asked him to perform oral sex on him. She said she agreed to do so in a parking lot
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On another occasion, in September 2019, the complainant alleges that Swalwell invited her to have a few drinks and she became so seriously intoxicated that she can't remember the rest of the night. She said she woke up naked in Swalwell's hotel bed and could feel the effects of
vaginal intercourse.
Five years later, the woman says she attended a charity gala in April 2024, where Swalwell was honored. The former employee, who no longer worked for him, said they met for drinks after the event, during which she became so drunk that she only remembers fragments of the night, including that she pushed Swalwell and said “No” while he forced himself on her
. Another Democrat accused of sexual abuse: The Manhattan District Attorney's Office investigates Eric Swalwell after several complaints
More women report Swalwell
Three other women have also informed the prosecution about inappropriate behavior that Swalwell had with them. The deputy, for his part, shared a video on his social networks where he denies the accusations and describes them as “totally
false”.
However, several Democrats, including Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego, Representatives Ted Lieu and Jared Moskowitz, and the Party leader and former leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, stated that they are withdrawing their support for Swalwell's campaign for governor and asked him to end his candidacy.
