NEW YORK \u2014 Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has opened an investigation into a sexual assault allegation against California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, the Daily News has learned.<\/p>\n
The alleged assault occurred in a Manhattan hotel in 2024. A former staffer of Swalwell said, after a night of drinking with him, she woke up to the heavily intoxicated rep having sex with her in his hotel bed, and that she refused him, telling him no, CNN reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was pushing him off of me, saying no,\u201d the woman told CNN<\/a>. \u201cHe didn\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n She said she was no longer working for Swalwell at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cWe urge survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373,\u201d a Manhattan DA<\/a> spokesperson said. \u201cOur specially trained prosecutors, investigators and counselors are well-equipped to help you in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner.\u201d<\/p>\n The Manhattan investigation comes amid Swalwell staunchly denying sexual misconduct allegations<\/a> from a total of four women \u2014 including the woman in the Manhattan incident \u2014 and calls from some in his own party for him to end his campaign for California governor.<\/p>\n The other women accuse Swalwell of sending them unsolicited photos of his private parts and otherwise explicit messages or touching them inappropriately.<\/p>\n