DC mayor's former high deputy accuser particulars lewd and sexually express allegations

The workers member who accused John Falcicchio, the previous chief of workers to Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and deputy mayor, of sexual harassment got here ahead on Saturday in a first-ever interview to share the alleged lewd and sexually graphic interactions that she skilled.

The nameless accuser alleged that Falcicchio walked her to the metro one evening in September 2022 after which invited her to dinner. The staffer, who was a current rent nonetheless on probation, agreed to go along with him to the Crimson Whiskey Bar downtown, the place he ordered them a number of whiskeys and tequila.

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"You'll be able to’t inform your bosses we did this,” she alleges that Falcicchio informed her that evening. The staffer was drunk by midnight and went to his house, the place he sought to have intercourse together with her and is accused of masturbating in entrance of her.

Following their first encounter at his house, she claims she acquired a video of him masturbating, amongst different lewd express messages by way of Snapchat for the subsequent 5 months. The staffer additionally accused him of "unwelcome touching of a sexual nature." She alleged that he despatched "undesirable and sexually-charged" messages along with "calls for for intercourse and a graphic video."

The staffer maintains that she by no means had intercourse with him however did feign curiosity to maintain her job. In her grievance, she accused him of utilizing the workplace “as his relationship floor.”

Falcicchio abruptly resigned on March 17.

The D.C. Mayor’s Workplace of Authorized Counsel shared a report on June 17 concerning the investigation into the lady's claims of harassment, and so they substantiated that he made "bodily sexual advances" and "inappropriate messages" however was not in a position to substantiate different allegations corresponding to sexual or attraction-based favoritism, bullying, demotion, retaliatory interactions, or threatening conduct.

Within the investigation abstract, the staffer claimed that he retaliated in opposition to her for denying his sexual advances by “manipulating her at work, at occasions pulling her off staffing for sure occasions and shunning her.”

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Whereas Bowser has overtly referred to as her former chief of workers's conduct "incorrect," she is getting stress from D.C. Council members for a broader, unbiased investigation separate from the mayor's workplace.

Distinguished D.C. columnist Colbert I. King wrote on Friday that the "investigation into ex-Bowser aide can’t be left to the mayor’s workers."

King referred to as out the hypocrisy of Bower's former D.C. Lawyer Normal Karl Raccine for launching an investigation into the allegations of Washington Commanders executives.

"Absolutely D.C. residents and their authorities want no much less dedication from their native chief prosecutor, now D.C. Lawyer Normal Brian L. Schwalb (D)," King stated. "Does the D.C. authorities deserve any much less scrutiny? If it’s adequate for Snyder and firm, ought it not be adequate for Falcicchio and metropolis corridor?"

One longtime D.C. political analyst informed the Washington Examiner that "the so-called investigation" by Bowser's administration is "woefully inadequate."

"The magnitude of Falcicchio’s abuse of energy, and if it included different authorities officers, can solely be identified by way of an inquiry that's led by skilled investigators, not legal professionals whose job it's to signify and advise the mayor," Chuck Thies stated.

Thies added, "The DC Council has the authority to research the whole thing of District authorities, however up to now, they're all speak and no motion. Congress, too, might examine this mess. Absolutely if the Council does nothing, many members of Congress will see that as dereliction of obligation and, subsequently, justification for their very own investigation."