{"id":2292327,"date":"2024-07-10T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-pelosi-aide-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-ex-senate-staffer-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T21:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:41:39","slug":"former-pelosi-aide-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-ex-senate-staffer-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-pelosi-aide-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-ex-senate-staffer-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pelosi aide accused of sexual assault by ex-Senate staffer &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-pelosi-aide-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-ex-senate-staffer-washington-examiner%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=2292327&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-motionless-at-swanky-fundraiser-and-gets-led-offstage-by-obama-white-house-responds\/\" title=\"Biden Becomes Unresponsive at High-End Fundraiser, Escorted Offstage by Obama - White House Issues Statement\">article discusses allegations<\/a> of sexual\u2064 assault made by \u200ba former Senate staffer against a former aide to Nancy Pelosi.\u200c The accusations were detailed \u2063in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-joins-search-for-gabby-petito-travel-bloggers-disappearance-may-be-linked-to-national-park-recent-double-murder\/\" title=\"FBI Joins Search For Gabby Petito, Travel Blogger\u2019s Disappearance May Be Linked To National Park, Recent Double Murder\">police report obtained<\/a> by the San Francisco Chronicle. The former aide, Zahra Hajee, claims \u200cthat Kevin Ortiz \u200csexually assaulted her in 2021. Ortiz denies the allegations, stating \u200bthat the \u200dencounters were consensual. This is not the first time Ortiz has been \u200caccused of inappropriate behavior, as another woman alleged a similar assault in\u2064 2019.\u2064 Ortiz has also denied these accusations. Pelosi&#8217;s office declined to comment \u2064on the matter.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Pelosi aide accused of sexual assault by ex-Senate staffer<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ehallas\/\">Emily Hallas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T21:01:53-04:00\">July 10, 2024 9:01 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699341\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An ex-Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>staffer<\/a> has come forward with allegations that she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-abuse-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sexually assaulted<\/a> by a former aide to onetime House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA). <\/p>\n<p>A police report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/new-allegations-against-s-f-politico-democrats-19552577.php#:~:text=The%20San%20Francisco%20Democratic%20Party,in%20the%20city's%20Democratic%20circles.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>obtained<\/a> by the <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> details Zahra Hajee\u2019s accusations against Kevin Ortiz. <\/p>\n<p>Hajee, a former aide to San Francisco City Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, has also worked for Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA). She claims Ortiz sexually assaulted her in March and April 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Ortiz denies the allegations, saying through his lawyers that the encounters were consensual. Ortiz is the co-president of the Latinx Democratic Club and was working for Pelosi when he met Hajee in early 2021. While he continues to serve as president of the political club, Ortiz left the Democratic leader\u2019s office in 2022. In an attempt to verify his claims that the relationship was mutual, the former Pelosi aide provided screenshots of text messages that show Hajee repeatedly requesting to meet up with Ortiz. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Ortiz has been accused of inappropriate behavior. The outlet reported that a second woman alleged that Ortiz sexually assaulted her in 2019. She has declined to reveal her identity or file a police report. <\/p>\n<p>Ortiz has rejected her accusations as well, saying the encounter was consensual and sending her a cease and desist letter, something he also did to Hajee.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> request for comment, a spokesman for Pelosi said the former House speaker\u2019s office does not comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-hispanic-caucus-down-to-zero-staff-members\/\" title=\"Congressional Hispanic Caucus Down to Zero Staff Members\">confidential personnel matters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a fireside chat with U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin in 2024. (Brian Lawless\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ortiz is one of several San Francisco Democrats who have been accused of inappropriate behavior in recent months. <\/p>\n<p>Jon Jacobo, reported to run in the same political circles as Ortiz, faces allegations that he raped Sasha Perigo. Ortiz has defended Jacobo against the Bay Area affordable housing advocate\u2019s accusations by sending Perigo a cease and desist letter. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic County Central Committee, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfdemocrats.org\/our-party\/the-dccc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>governs<\/a> the city\u2019s local Democratic Party, has become embroiled in a series of scandals. Members, such as Michela Alioto-Pier, have been criticized for supporting those accused of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As accusations rock San Francisco Democrats, the DCCC\u00a0has announced an initiative to create new standards of conduct for party clubs and members. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to the DCCC for comment. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699341\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699341\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former aide to Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Ortiz, has been accused of sexual assault by a former Senate staffer, Zahra Hajee. Ortiz denies the allegations, claiming the encounters were consensual. This is not the first time Ortiz has been accused of inappropriate behavior, as another woman alleged he assaulted her in 2019. Ortiz has sent cease and desist letters to both accusers. San Francisco Democrats, including Ortiz, have faced accusations of misconduct in recent months. 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