Rep. Jorge Santos, R-N.Y., the new lawmaker accused of fabricating key parts of his resume, accused him of ethics violations and sexual harassment by a former potential congressional aide, according to a letter posted Friday to Twitter. is being accused of.
In a letter to the House Ethics Committee, Derek Myers accused Santos of groping her while working for Santos’s office as a volunteer, and he requested an investigation into the allegation as to whether Santos had a role as a volunteer. The correct procedure relating to his work was followed. Office.
Myers said Santos offered her a job and she briefly worked as a “volunteer” in the office while her paperwork was being done before rescinding the offer last week.
Myers alleged that Santos asked him on January 25 if he had an account on Grindr, a popular dating app used by millions of gay men, and Santos said he had a profile. Myers said he was alone with Santos in his private office. The January 25 mail was working through correspondence when Santos “called me ‘buddy’ and insisted I sit next to him on a small sofa.”
She alleged that Santos invited her to go karaoke that night. Myers said she declined Santos’ invitation, before Santos touched her groin and said her husband was out of town.
Myers also alleged that her volunteer position – which she said includes answering phones, reading mail and correspondence with constituents – “without following proper procedures is a violation of House ethics within a congressional office”. “
News of Myers’ allegations was first reported by The New York Times. A spokeswoman for Santos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A spokeswoman for Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., the ranking member of the ethics committee, confirmed to NBC News that Myers’ letter had been received and declined to provide further comment.
Myers tweeted on Friday that he has also filed a report with the US Capitol Police and a complaint with the Congressional Ethics Office. Capitol Police did not respond to a request for comment.
Myers was charged with wiretapping in Ohio last year after a small newspaper published courtroom audio testimony that someone else had recorded and sent to him. Journalistic organizations called for all charges to be dropped.
Santos faced intense scrutiny when a Times investigation in December revealed that much of his resume was fabricated, including claims he owned multiple properties, was previously employed by Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and Baruch attended and graduated from college.
Santos has admitted to some fabrications on his resume while trying to downplay his lies. In his speech to the New York Post in December, he said: “Here are my sins adorning my resume. Forgive me.”
Although some fellow Republicans have called on him to resign, including GOP lawmakers in New York state, the GOP Steering Committee, led by Chairman Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., voted to give him two committee positions. Last month, Santos said he would recuse himself from his committee work amid multiple investigations into his finances and other issues.