{"id":2340364,"date":"2024-09-12T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-senator-accused-of-forcing-former-chief-of-staff-to-perform-sex-acts-on-her-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:09:14","slug":"california-state-senator-accused-of-forcing-former-chief-of-staff-to-perform-sex-acts-on-her-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-senator-accused-of-forcing-former-chief-of-staff-to-perform-sex-acts-on-her-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California state senator accused of forcing former chief of staff to perform sex acts on her &#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\">38<\/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%2Fcalifornia-state-senator-accused-of-forcing-former-chief-of-staff-to-perform-sex-acts-on-her-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=2340364&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>A California state senator, Marie Alvarado-Gil, is facing a lawsuit from her former chief of \u2063staff, Chad Condit. He accuses her of abusing her \u200dauthority\u200d to coerce him into sexual acts and then \u200bsubsequently firing him \u200dafter he rebuffed her advances. The\u2062 lawsuit\u200d claims\u200d that Alvarado-Gil, who took office in 2022, engaged in inappropriate behavior throughout\u2063 2023, which included\u2064 sharing personal details about \u2062her life and making inappropriate sexual inquiries. The complaint outlines\u200d instances where Condit felt compelled\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inmate-admits-he-murdered-head-of-global-child-porn-ring-in-prison\/\" title=\"Inmate Admits He Murdered Head of Global Child Porn Ring in Prison\">perform sexual acts<\/a> under duress, leading to a serious back injury that\u200b required surgery. Additionally, Alvarado-Gil allegedly attempted to manipulate Condit by befriending his \u2064wife and \u2064involving her in campaign activities. \u2063The allegations paint a \u2062picture \u200dof a toxic power dynamic \u2064and raise serious\u200c concerns regarding\u2062 workplace harassment and abuse of power.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California state senator accused of forcing former chief of staff to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-introduce-end-child-trafficking-now-act\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Introduce \u2018End Child Trafficking Now Act\u2019\">perform sex acts<\/a> on her<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744966\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> state senator is being sued by her former chief of staff for allegedly abusing her power to coerce him into engaging in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-misconduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> sexual acts <\/a>and then firing him after he once refused her advances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> lawsuit<\/a> accuses state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, elected in 2022 to represent the district encompassing the rural region northeast of the Central Valley, of &ldquo;grooming plaintiff and sharing personal and intimate details&rdquo; of her life, including talks about her dating life, marital infidelity, and sex life.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Condit, the plaintiff, first worked as Alvarado-Gil&rsquo;s campaign manager in 2022 and later became her chief of staff. Alvarado-Gil&rsquo;s inappropriate behavior allegedly persisted for much of 2023 until he quit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli,File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that Alvarado-Gil asked Condit if he was into &ldquo;throuples&rdquo; and fixated on his family, namely his father, former Rep. Gary Condit.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Condit made national headlines after being accused of having an affair with Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy, who was found dead in 2001. Alvarado-Gil allegedly referenced Chad Condit&rsquo;s father, saying she assumed he would &ldquo;be like his father&rdquo; and &ldquo;be open to a sexual relationship with her.&rdquo; Gary Condit was never named a suspect in Levy&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit against Alvarado-Gil stated, &ldquo;After months of creating a dominant-submissive relationship, plaintiff was numbed and acted without thinking and it went from there with Alvarado-Gil establishing her ability to dominate him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a work trip, Alvarado-Gil allegedly demanded Chad Condit prove his loyalty to her &ldquo;by having him go down on her.&rdquo; The lawsuit said Chad Condit was coerced into performing sex acts for Alvarado-Gil on several occasions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During the last occasion where plaintiff performed oral sex as demanded by Alvarado-Gil, Plaintiff suffered a back injury while performing in a car seat with his body having to twist and contort in the confined space of the car,&rdquo; according to the lawsuit. &ldquo;Plaintiff later went to the doctor and discovered that the injury was more severe, and that plaintiff had suffered three herniated discs in his back and a collapsed hip.&rdquo; He later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kris-jenner-said-it-would-be-a-great-idea-to-be-cremated-and-made-into-necklaces-for-her-children\/\" title=\"Kris Jenner Said It Would Be A \u2018Great Idea\u2019 To Be Cremated And Made into Necklaces For Her Children\">underwent hip surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarado-Gil is also accused of getting closer to Chad Condit&rsquo;s wife as a way of exerting power over him. This included befriending her, going to the same beauty salon as her,&nbsp;and hiring her to work on her 2023 campaign team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alvarado-Gil ran for office as a Democrat, though last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3116416\/democratic-california-state-senator-switches-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she defected<\/a> to the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges Alvarado-Gil and her deputy chief of staff went to the secretary of the state Senate &ldquo;to get plaintiff fired as punishment and retaliation,&rdquo; and he received a &ldquo;bogus disciplinary letter with accusations of inappropriate behavior.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also said Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras &ldquo;blindly accepted Alvarado-Gil&rsquo;s retaliatory actions against plaintiff and ratified her abuse of him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chad Condit claims that due to Alvarado-Gil&rsquo;s action, his &ldquo;personal and professional relationships were forever altered, and his employment record and opportunities in public employment are irreparably damaged and will never be the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ognian Gavrilov, Alvarado-Gil&rsquo;s lawyer, denied Chad Condit&rsquo;s allegations in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A disgruntled former employee has fabricated an outlandish story, presented without evidence, to get a payday. We expect that the Senator will be fully cleared of any wrongdoing of these bogus, financially motivated claims,&rdquo; Gavrilov said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1744966\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744966\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California state senator is facing a lawsuit from her former chief of staff, who claims she misused her authority to pressure him into sexual acts and subsequently terminated his employment after he rejected her advances. The suit alleges that State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil, who was elected in 2022 to represent a district northeast of the Central Valley, engaged in &#8220;grooming&#8221; behavior by sharing personal and intimate aspects of her life with the plaintiff, Chad Condit. Condit initially served as Alvarado-Gil&#8217;s campaign manager before becoming her chief of staff. The inappropriate conduct reportedly continued throughout much of 2023 until he resigned.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit details instances where Alvarado-Gil allegedly asked Condit about his views on &#8220;throuples&#8221; and made comments about his family, particularly referencing his father, former Congressman Gary Condit\u2014who gained notoriety for an affair linked to the unsolved death of intern Chandra Levy. It is claimed that Alvarado-Gil suggested that Chad would be similar to his father and open to a sexual relationship with her.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, after months of establishing a dominant-submissive dynamic between them, Condit felt pressured into complying with Alvarado-Gil&#8217;s demands for sexual acts on multiple occasions. One incident reportedly resulted in him suffering significant back injuries while performing oral sex in a car due to awkward positioning; he later learned he had three herniated discs and underwent hip surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it is alleged that Alvarado-Gil sought to manipulate Chad by befriending his wife and involving her in campaign activities. Although she initially ran as a Democrat, she switched allegiance to the GOP last month.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit further claims that Alvarado-Gil conspired with her deputy chief of staff to have Condit fired as retaliation for rejecting her advances. He received what he describes as an unjust disciplinary letter accusing him of inappropriate behavior. The Secretary of the Senate is also accused of endorsing these retaliatory actions without question.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Condit asserts that these events have irreparably harmed both his personal relationships and professional prospects within public service. In response, Ognian Gavrilov, representing Alvarado-Gil, dismissed the allegations as unfounded fabrications from a disgruntled ex-employee seeking financial gain through false claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2340365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marie-Alvarado-Gil.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,4012,40773],"class_list":["post-2340364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-senator","tag-sexual-harassment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Marie-Alvarado-Gil.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340364","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=2340364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}