SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Sexual assault allegations have been reported against East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, one of the top contenders in California's race for governor, following a report by the San Francisco Chronicle detailing accusations from a former female congressional staffer.
The Chronicle reported Friday that a former female congressional staffer has accused Swalwell of two separate non-consensual sexual encounters. The report alleges the interactions occurred beginning in 2019, when the woman was 21 years old and newly hired to work in the Democrat's district office in Castro Valley.
"Swalwell messaged her on Snapchat, she said, sending images of his genitals and seeking nude pictures of her in return," the newspaper reported.
The former staffer also said that in 2019, Swalwell "tried to kiss her in her car when she drove him home" from a donor meeting and asked her to perform a sexual act, which she said she did.
The woman told the Chronicle that "Swalwell invited her out for drinks and she became so severely intoxicated that she does not remember the rest of the night." She said she woke up naked in a hotel bed with the congressman and believes they had sex.
The Chronicle further reported that five years later, and no longer working for Swalwell, the woman said she encountered him again at a charity event.
"...they met for drinks..." the woman said, "...during which she became so inebriated that she only remembers snippets of the night including pushing Swalwell...
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