USA: Prominent US Democrat resigns over rape allegations | EUROtoday

The Democratic consultant within the US House of Representatives, Eric Swalwell, has introduced his resignation as a consequence of rape allegations. “I am deeply sorry to my family, my employees and my voters for the wrong decisions I have made in the past,” mentioned Swalwell on Monday on the web service X. Swalwell had already suspended his marketing campaign for the workplace of governor of California over the weekend.

Swalwell introduced that he would combat the “serious, false accusation” in opposition to him. “However, I have to take responsibility and own up to the mistakes that I actually made,” he added.

The “San Francisco Chronicle” and the US broadcaster CNN reported on Swalwell’s alleged abusive conduct in direction of a number of girls over the weekend. A former aide to the Democratic lawmaker mentioned Swalwell raped her whereas she was closely intoxicated, leaving her bruised and bleeding. Three different girls additionally accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct, CNN reported.

A letter launched Sunday and signed by greater than 50 of Swalwell’s former staff known as the allegations “serious” and “credible.” It demanded that the Democratic consultant ought to resign his mandate in Congress and forego his candidacy for governor. Swalwell was thought-about the favourite to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom within the June major.