The former chief of staff of a California state senator has sued his former boss for allegedly forcing him to do sexual favors that caused him to sustain injuries.
California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, a longtime Democrat turned Republican, faces a civil lawsuit from her former chief of staff, Chad Condit, alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and violations of other state labor laws.
California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is facing a civil lawsuit filed by her ex-chief of staff who alleges the senator forced him to do sexual favors while she was his boss and he suffered a back injury because of it. pic.twitter.com/TCsx9Tz3i4
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KCRA 3 reports:
Condit portrayed Alvarado-Gil as an erratic, controlling, sexually abusive authority figure. “This was a sex-based quid pro quo relationship of unwelcome advances and sexual behaviors coupled with punishment and flexing of power,” Condit alleged.
Condit worked for Alvarado-Gil first on her campaign when she ran as a Democrat for Senate District 4 in 2022. He became her chief of staff when she got elected and he was fired in December 2023.
Condit, who is married, claimed he was pressured to perform oral sex on Alvarado-Gil when they traveled together for work. Condit said he did it to protect his job. Condit said during the final time, he suffered a back injury while performing oral sex on her in the seat of a car. As a result, Condit claims he suffered three herniated discs in his back and a collapsed hip.
The complaint said Condit “was demeaned and made to feel empty and subordinate to his boss, a California state senator, with power over his career and livelihood.”
The former chief of staff to California state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, has sued her for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in a lawsuit in which he accuses her of pressuring him into performing oral sex, at one point resulting in injury. https://t.co/t5BfHuHYMQ
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) September 9, 2024
From the New York Post:
The staffer claims he started using his back injury as an excuse to reject Alvarado-Gil’s advances in August last year but she allegedly retaliated and handed him a disciplinary letter with accusations of inappropriate behavior leveled against him.
Condit alleges he was then fired in December after repeatedly making clear that the sexual advances were no longer welcome and that he was undergoing back surgery, according to the suit.
A newly unsealed indictment against California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil alleges she caused spinal injuries to a male aide during forced oral copulation.https://t.co/1Y7aeVZ7QQ
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 7, 2024
Condit is the son of former Congressman Gary Condit (D-CA), the New York Post noted.
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