Swalwell Accuser Joins DA's Rape Probe

On April 24th, the woman accusing former Congressman Eric Swalwell of rape is now teaming up with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on their investigation.

She's a former staffer from his time representing California, claiming he assaulted her in a New York City hotel back in April, 2024, right after an awards event where she was heavily intoxicated and tried to say no.

She also described waking up naked in his hotel bed back in 2019 with hazy memories after drinks together.

CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle broke these stories on April 10th and the DA kicked off their probe the next day.

Swalwell hid back hard, calling the allegations straight up false and promising to defend himself with facts or lawsuits if it comes to that.

Multiple women have leveled sexual misconduct claims against him and the fallout forced him to bow out of the California Governor's race.

Congress jumped into launching an ethics inquiry into Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzalez who ended his reelection bid after owning up to an affair with an aide.

The DA's urging any survivors or witnesses to contact their special victims division, stressing their trained team handles cases with real care.

Support will keep watching how this plays out.

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I'm Corey with the story.