{"id":193566,"date":"2026-04-11T18:47:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193566\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:47:43","slug":"eric-swalwell-faces-major-setback-as-manhattan-da-launches-probe-amid-rape-allegations-key-things-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193566\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell faces major setback as Manhattan DA launches probe amid rape allegations: Key things to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office on Saturday announced that it is looking into a claim of sexual assault involving Rep. Eric Swalwell<\/a>. This comes a day after CNN revealed that a former staff member of the congressman alleged that he engaged in sexual <\/a>relations with her when she was not in a position to give consent.<\/p>\n

\"Rep.Rep. Eric Swalwell is under investigation by the Manhattan DA’s Office due to allegations of sexual assault made by a former staff member regarding non-consensual relations. (AP)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373,\u201d the DA\u2019s office stated, as per a statement given to CNN. \u201cOur specially trained prosecutors, investigators and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Swalwell has strongly refuted the claims of sexual misconduct brought forth by former employees. These allegations became public just prior to the state’s important primary on 2 June.<\/p>\n

“For nearly 20 years, I have served the public – as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women. I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action,” he stated.<\/p>\n

The first public accusation against Swalwell was reported on Friday in the San Francisco Chronicle. A former staff member described that soon after she began working in his district office located in Castro Valley, Swalwell allegedly made inappropriate remarks, which included soliciting her for sexual favors and sending explicit communications.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Eric Swalwell breaks silence on rape allegations with message for wife: 5 things to know<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric Swalwell rape allegations: What we know as investigation launched<\/p>\n

Speaking to CNN, a former staff member said that she was heavily intoxicated following a night of drinking with Swalwell in New York City in April 2024, when she awoke to find him engaging in sexual activity with her in his hotel bed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pushing him off of me, saying no,\u201d the woman recounted to CNN regarding the incident, which she claimed occurred after her employment in Swalwell’s office had ended. \u201cHe didn\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

This woman was among four individuals who reported allegations of misconduct against Swalwell, who is currently campaigning for the position of governor of California.<\/p>\n

Swalwell has refuted the allegations in a statement provided to CNN and in a video he shared on social media on Friday evening. The congressman asserted in his statement that \u201cthese allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor.”<\/p>\n

\u201cFor nearly 20 years, I have served the public \u2013 as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women. I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office on Saturday announced that it is looking into a claim of sexual assault…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5058,22680,77299,75,547,57754,84,83,9,24,63,3019],"class_list":{"0":"post-193566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-cnn","9":"tag-eric-swalwell","10":"tag-former-staff-member","11":"tag-manhattan","12":"tag-manhattan-district-attorney","13":"tag-manhattan-district-attorneys-office","14":"tag-manhattan-headlines","15":"tag-manhattan-news","16":"tag-new-york","17":"tag-new-york-city","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-sexual-assault"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}