Nonilex13h ago

I really hope this isn’t true

Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. #EricSwalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her

A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for #California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated & left her bruised & bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies.

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny #power #ViolenceAgainstWomen
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/us/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs

Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her

A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies.

CNN
Show threadNonilex13h ago
“I was pushing him off of me, saying no,” the woman said of the incident, which she said happened in 2024 after she had stopped working in Swalwell’s office. “He didn’t stop.”
She said it was the second time #EricSwalwell had #nonconsensual sexual contact with her while she was drunk. In 2019, when she was still working for him, she said she woke up naked with him in a hotel after a night of drinking. She said she had no memory of what happened but could feel physically they’d had sexual contact
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3 other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including #EricSwalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos.

1 woman who connected online with Swalwell over her interest in Democratic politics says she ended up extremely drunk in his hotel room after a night out with the congressman, with little memory of what occurred. Earlier in the night at a bar, he kissed her & touched her leg without her consent.

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Another woman, who described receiving unsolicited nude messages from #EricSwalwell, was social media creator Ally Sammarco. She said she initially reached out to the congressman on Twitter to discuss politics. “I truly never thought he would respond – I had like 1,000 followers at the time,” she said. “And he actually responded.”

Swalwell denied the women’s allegations.

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny #power #ViolenceAgainstWomen

Show threadKevin LaRose,aka Grumpasaurus
@Nonilex Dammit! Another one bites the dust. And he was one of my favorites.
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