More Sexual Assault Accusers Against Rep. Swalwell Come Forward – RedState
Earlier Friday, we wrote about former California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-14) who accused him of sexually assaulting her twice while she was intoxicated. And as my colleague Jennifer Van Laar reported in recent days, the congressman has denied all allegations, dismissing the rumors as fantasies concocted by “MAGA conspiracy theorists.”
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“Five years later, the woman said, she attended a charity gala in April 2024 at which Swalwell was honored. The woman, who no longer worked for Swalwell, said they then met for drinks, during which she became so drunk that she only remembers snatches of the night, including… pic.twitter.com/A8LQWG80Gr
– Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) April 10, 2026
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Now, at least three other women have come forward with allegations that Swalwell assaulted them or made unwanted sexual advances toward them, CNN reports exclusively:
Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various types of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman — including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos.
A woman who connected online with Swalwell over his interest in Democratic politics said she found herself extremely drunk in his hotel room after a night out with the congressman, with little memory of what happened. Earlier that night, at a bar, he kissed her and touched her leg without her consent, she said.
Another woman, who described receiving unsolicited nude messages from Swalwell, was social media creator Ally Sammarco. She said she initially contacted the congressman on Twitter to discuss politics. “I really never thought he would respond – I had about 1,000 followers at the time,” she said. “And he actually responded.”
CNN says Swalwell denied the new allegations in a statement:
“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the favored candidate for governor,” Swalwell said in a statement to CNN. “For nearly 20 years, I have served the public – as a prosecutor and a member of Congress and have always protected women. I will defend myself with facts and, if necessary, take legal action. My focus in the coming days will be to stand with my wife and children and defend our decades of service against these lies.”
CNN says it was able to corroborate “key elements” of the women’s allegations, including those of the former employee:
CNN found corroborating evidence in each of the women’s claims, including that of the former employee who said she was sexually assaulted. Two family members and a friend said in interviews with CNN that she told them about the alleged 2024 assault in the following days, and CNN also reviewed text messages she sent to two friends describing her allegations at the same time. “I was sexually assaulted on Thursday,” she wrote to one of her friends, adding: “By Eric.”
The woman also shared medical records relating to her STD and pregnancy tests after the alleged assault.
The woman who spoke to CNN about her online correspondence with the California lawmaker provided messages she spoke of exchanging with him and made contemporaneous remarks to others about the hotel room incident:
For the woman who connected online with Swalwell about Democratic politics, a family member and two friends confirmed that she told them last year about the incident in which she ended up drunk in his hotel room. CNN also reviewed messages between her and Swalwell, including a photo he sent her that matched footage of him during an interview with CNN in her town the night they met in person.
CNN spoke with more women, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid retaliation, and they described a “similar pattern” to Swalwell’s conduct in initiating contact that led to alleged unwanted sexual situations. CNN claims to have seen numerous online conversations:
The women described a similar pattern of events: Swalwell, who is married with three children, showed great interest in their lives when they were in their 20s and found her place professionally, which made them feel special and even star-struck. Then, they said, he would send them increasingly sexual messages. Many said they reciprocated and engaged with him in part because of his position of power.
[…]CNN reviewed screenshots of dozens of messages Swalwell exchanged with the women, many of which were flirtatious in nature. None of the posts reviewed by CNN are sexually explicit. The women said Swalwell typically sent more graphic messages through Snapchat, where messages were automatically deleted after short periods of time. Snapchat also notifies senders if screenshots are captured.
CNN notes that Swalwell’s lawyer “sent two of the women CNN reported on Thursday cease-and-desist letters, a day after CNN first contacted her campaign seeking comment, according to copies of the letters they provided to CNN. The letters called the women’s accounts ‘fake,’ ordered them to retract their statements and warned them of possible legal action if they continued to speak out.”
The attorney “also sent CNN a letter denying that Swalwell ever had non-consensual sex with any woman or had sex with any member of his staff.”
As Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon pointed out after the first allegation broke, losing union support could bode ill for Swalwell’s gubernatorial ambitions in the Golden State:
[Editor’s Note: This article was edited for clarity after publication. Duplicate X posts caused by a tech issue were also removed.]Deathstroke https://t.co/fivddS7YVc
– Harmeet K. Dhillon (@HarmeetKDhillon) April 10, 2026
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