{"id":2244566,"date":"2024-05-14T19:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-top-adviser-to-dc-mayor-sexually-harassed-additional-third-woman-investigation-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T19:04:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T23:04:19","slug":"former-top-adviser-to-dc-mayor-sexually-harassed-additional-third-woman-investigation-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-top-adviser-to-dc-mayor-sexually-harassed-additional-third-woman-investigation-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation reveals former DC mayor&#8217;s top adviser harassed third woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-top-adviser-to-dc-mayor-sexually-harassed-additional-third-woman-investigation-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary highlights allegations against former DC Mayor&#8217;s adviser, John Falcicchio, for &#8220;unwanted\u200b sexual advances&#8221; towards a staffer, leading to his resignation. \u2063The investigation by Arnold &#038; Porter revealed a third \u200bwoman&#8217;s departure due to \u200bFalcicchio&#8217;s conduct. Also, a consensual on-off relationship with a fourth staffer was noted, not prohibited by\u200c the\u200d city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-speech-organization-sues-university-of-central-florida-for-discriminatory-speech-policies\/\" title=\"Free Speech Organization Sues University of Central Florida For \u2018Discriminatory\u2019 Speech Policies\">harassment policy<\/a>. The summary focuses on misconduct allegations against ex-DC\u2064 Mayor&#8217;s adviser, John Falcicchio, resulting in his resignation. Arnold &#038; Porter&#8217;s\u200d investigation disclosed \u200ba \u200dwoman&#8217;s exit because of Falcicchio&#8217;s behavior. Additionally, a consensual relationship with\u200c another staffer was mentioned, allowed by\u200d the city&#8217;s harassment policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>John Falcicchio, a former top adviser to Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mayor Muriel Bowser<\/a>, made \u201cunwanted sexual advances\u201d to a female staffer, according to an independent investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Falcicchio, 44, resigned 14 months ago after two female employees accused him of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-cuomo-aide-makes-shocking-sexual-harassment-allegation\/\" title=\"Ex-Cuomo Aide Makes Shocking Sexual Harassment Allegation\">sexual harassment<\/a><\/a> and attorneys for one of the women made her allegations public. The investigation conducted by the law firm Arnold &#038; Porter has now found that a third woman did not file a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">sexual harassment complaint<\/a> with the Mayor\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel but that she ultimately left her job due to Falcicchio\u2019s behavior, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/05\/13\/dc-sexual-harassment-john-falcicchio-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, center, and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s chief of staff, John Falcicchio, left, arrive for a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-aims-to-expand-wmd-program-german-intel-agency-concludes\/\" title=\"Iran Aims to Expand WMD Program, German Intel Agency Concludes\">report additionally found<\/a> that with a fourth staffer, Falcicchio had a \u201cconsensual romantic relationship\u201d that was \u201con and off, for an extended period of time.\u201d The city\u2019s sexual harassment policy \u201cdid not outright prohibit such relationships\u201d between Falcicchio and his subordinates, but the city\u2019s updated sexual harassment now prohibits those relationships. <\/p>\n<p>There was \u201cno dispositive evidence\u201d that Falcicchio had \u201corchestrated the hiring or promotion of individuals based on his sexual attraction to them,\u201d the report noted, nor did it find that he rewarded or retaliated against subordinates. At the same time, Falcicchio did reportedly \u201cshow favoritism\u201d to certain staffers, which\u00a0\u201ccontributed to workplace tension and caused interoffice disputes and grievances to erupt among his subordinates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Falcicchio was reportedly Bowser\u2019s longest-serving political ally, though when she heard the allegations against him, she \u201cappeared blindsided and disappointed\u201d and \u201cshocked,\u201d according to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the mayor\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The two women who accused Falcicchio of sexual harassment reached settlements with the city last week. While the city declined to detail the settlements due to \u201cconfidentiality provisions,\u201d one of the women received a cash payment between $300,000 and $500,000, the outlet reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. Debra Katz and Kayla Morin, the attorneys for one of the women, are reportedly incredibly \u201cdisappointed and angry\u201d that details of the confidential report were released. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe behavior and the secrecy around the release of the Inspector General report is disgusting,\u201d the attorneys said. \u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable that our clients have had to endure investigations for more than a year only to have a report leaked without any warning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report also includes seven recommendations for enhancing safety nets to prevent sexual harassment from going unnoticed. This includes the city starting an \u201canonymous complaint hotline\u201d through which government employees can make allegations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former DC Mayor&#8217;s ex-top adviser, John Falcicchio, faced allegations of &#8220;unwanted sexual advances&#8221; towards a staffer in an independent probe. Falcicchio, 44, stepped down following accusations by two women and a public statement by one woman&#8217;s legal team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2244567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23347678169216.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2244566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23347678169216.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2244567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}