A temporary staffer hired by Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., to work in his congressional office is accusing the congressman of sexual harassment.
Derek Myers identified himself as the victim in a tweet, adding that he filed a report about the alleged misconduct to Capitol Police.
The New York Post further reports:
Myers, 30, contends that Santos hired him as an assistant on Jan. 23 and that two days later, they were in the rep’s Washington, DC, office going over the mail.
He claims that Santos wanted them to sit together on a small sofa, then put his hand on his knee and said, “Hey buddy, we’re going to karaoke tonight. Would you like to go?’”, according to a copy of the complaint tweeted by Myers.
“I kindly declined the invitation by telling the Congressman I was not a fan of clubs and bars and that I was not a good singer. The Congressman proceeded to take his hand and move it down my leg into my inner thigh and proceeded to touch my groin,” the complaint said.
Santos, 34, told him, “My husband is out of town tonight if you want to come over,” according to the complaint.
Santos recently said he married a man, but the congressman has yet to be seen with him or wearing a wedding band on Capitol Hill.
Santos previously married a woman. The couple divorced weeks before he launched his 2020 congressional campaign.
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