A former staffer who accused former California Rep. Eric Swalwell of raping her is now cooperating with an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, she advised NCS.
The girl, who mentioned Swalwell raped her in a New York City lodge in April 2024, shared her story with NCS and the San Francisco Chronicle earlier this month. She additionally accused Swalwell of getting nonconsensual sexual contact with her after an evening of heavy ingesting in California in 2019, when she labored for him as a junior staffer.
The Manhattan DA’s workplace launched an investigation into the allegations a day after NCS’s preliminary report. Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race shortly afterward, after which resigned his seat in Congress.
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Swalwell mentioned on the time that “these allegations are false,” and vowed to “defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action.”
The girl who accused Swalwell, who requested to not be named out of concern of retaliation, has additionally retained new authorized counsel, she mentioned.
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