New Facts: Former Staffer Accuses Swalwell of Sexual Assault

Four women accused Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who says he assaulted her twice while she was incapacitated by alcohol. She says she woke up naked in his hotel room after a 2019 night out, and that in 2024 after a New York event he had sex with her without consent; she sought medical care days later and told family and friends what happened.

A second woman said she ended up in his hotel room in 2025 with no memory of how she got there and later received disappearing voice messages urging her to keep it from his wife. Another described him touching her leg and kissing her in a public bar, and two women — including Ally Sammarco — said he sent unsolicited explicit images and sexual messages on Snapchat after first connecting on social media.

Swalwell denied every allegation, saying, “These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election,” and in a video added, “I’m not a saint,” apologizing to his wife. His legal team sent cease-and-desist letters to two of the women, calling their accounts false and threatening legal action.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources