{"id":208659,"date":"2026-04-24T18:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/208659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:56:37","slug":"swalwell-accuser-cooperating-with-manhattan-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/208659\/","title":{"rendered":"Swalwell accuser cooperating with Manhattan DA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmod8qy2t001q2cqgh3zafe8n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A former staffer who accused former California Rep. Eric Swalwell of raping her is now cooperating with an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office, she told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmod8r2t200013b6qx2naw58k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The woman, who said Swalwell raped her in a New York City hotel in April 2024, shared her story with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/10\/us\/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/eric-swalwell-allegations-22198271.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> earlier this month. She also accused Swalwell of having nonconsensual sexual contact with her after a night of heavy drinking in California in 2019, when she worked for him as a junior staffer.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmod8r2t200023b6qd5yj71pz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Manhattan DA\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/11\/politics\/manhattan-da-investigation-eric-swalwell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched<\/a> an investigation into the allegations a day after CNN\u2019s initial report. Swalwell dropped out of the California governor\u2019s race shortly afterward, and then resigned his seat in Congress.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmod8r2t200033b6qatjq7w5r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Swalwell said at the time that \u201cthese allegations are false,\u201d and vowed to \u201cdefend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmod8r2t200043b6qeyq0k0i3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The woman who accused Swalwell, who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation, has also retained new legal counsel, she said.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A former staffer who accused former California Rep. 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