Four women accuse Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct

Four women have accused married Eric Swalwell of horrific acts of sexual assault and misconduct — including a former staffer who claims he raped her.

The California governor candidate’s campaign was hanging by a thread Friday when the alleged victims aired bombshell details of what they say happened to them.

One of the women, a former staffer, claimed he raped her when she was drunk and left her bruised and bleeding during the alleged 2024 attack.

She also claimed she woke up naked next to him in a hotel room in 2019 after a heavy night of drinking and felt physically like they had sex.

Another woman, who said she first met Swalwell online, alleged she also awoke next to him in a hotel after a drunken night out, adding he allegedly kissed her and touched her leg without consent.

And social media influencer Ally Sammarco, claimed he had sent her nudes on Snapchat after they started talking about politics on X.

Democrats came out in force on Friday demanding Swalwell pull out of the governor’s race, including Nancy Pelosi who said an investigation should be launched.

The father of three, who has been married to Ritz-Carlton sales director Brittany Watts since 2016, has issued a blanket denial over the claims and sent cease and desist letters to at least two of the women.

In a statement to CNN, Swalwell said: “These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor.

“For nearly 20 years, I have served the public – as a prosecutor and a congressman and have always protected women. I will defend myself with the facts and where necessary bring legal action.

“My focus in the coming days is to be with my wife and children and defend our decades of service against these lies.”

The former staffer described harrowing details on the night she was allegedly raped, telling CNN of the 2024 incident: “I was pushing him off of me, saying no. He didn’t stop.”

She claimed the episode forced her to obtain tests for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, and said she had sent texts to her friend about the alleged attack.

In a separate account published by the San Francisco Chronicle a staffer also gave a vivid account. It is not clear if it is the same woman.

She claimed she woke up next to him feeling disorientated with vaginal bleeding and bruising.

The woman claimed she began working for his 2019 presidential campaign after graduating from college. She was later hired into his Castro Valley district office, the Chronicle reported.

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Within weeks, she claimed, Swalwell began messaging her explicit photos and requesting nude images, which she said she provided in part out of concern about upsetting her boss.

During a car ride after a donor event in San Francisco, she claimed, Swalwell tried to kiss her and suggested their online exchanges had been leading to that moment.

In another instance weeks later, she alleged he exposed himself in her car and asked for oral sex, which she began to perform in a parking lot before stopping out of fear of being seen.

Another woman, who was considering working in politics, allegedly began messaging with Swalwell online last year after she commented on one of his Instagram stories.

She said she was “shocked” when Swalwell took an interest in her. They met for dinner and drinks at a steakhouse in what she initially thought was a professional conversation.

They reportedly continued the evening at a bar, when Swalwell allegedly began making more aggressive physical contact with her — including kissing her in the middle of the bar as she began to feel “fuzzy,” CNN reported.

“He was sitting against me, and so I kind of moved away from him, and every time that I would move away from him, he would get closer to me,” she said.

The woman claimed she ended up in Swalwell’s hotel with little memory of what occurred, leaving at 5:41 a.m. and later sending him a long text message reading: “All you did was harm me.”

“I won’t bother you again!” Swalwell allegedly responded. “Sorry.”

Other women alleged Swalwell began reaching out to them online, sometimes through disappearing message app Snapchat, where the congressman allegedly sent photos of his genitals, once allegedly pleasuring himself on an airplane in a video sent to the former staffer.

Swalwell was crowned the “Snapchat king of Congress” in 2016 over his enthusiasm for the app, which was then popular among teens and young millennials.

Social media creator Sammarco claimed she messaged Swalwell on Twitter in 2021 asking about his history growing up in a Republican family.

She claimed he began sending her provocative late-night messages, referring to her as a “bad angel,” and eventually switched their communications to Snapchat where he allegedly shared photos of his penis.

He allegedly “ran by her apartment building several times,” giving her hugs but not coming inside.

Another woman, who said she works in marketing, claimed Swalwell sent her unsolicited videos of his penis and drooled over bikini pictures she shared on Instagram, writing: “That swimsuit. F***.”

The reports are the culmination of days of rumors about Swalwell’s behavior with women.

Multiple people quit Swalwell’s staff on Friday and powerful allies, including Sen. Adam Schiff and the SEIU, pulled their support of his campaign.

Swalwell’s fundraising and endorsement pages were yanked late as backlash grew — including a call for an investigation by powerful former House Speaker Pelosi, who also demanded he pull out.

The embattled congressman’s lawyers got out ahead of the claims breaking, revealing they had sent cease and desist letters to two of the women.

The letter from attorney Elias Dabaie said: “It has come to our attention that you made false statements accusing Mr. Swalwell of sexual assault and nonconsensual sexual encounters.

“Mr. Swalwell takes these allegations seriously, both because they are false and because they are being injected into the gubernatorial race only 24 days before voters go to the polls.”

The letter raised the possibility of a defamation lawsuit, writing that the recipients, who have not been identified, are “subject to liability for defamation.”

Swalwell has been approached for further comment.