According to a lawsuit filed last week, the California senator allegedly forced his chief of staff to enter into a “sexually quid pro quo relationship” that resulted in the aide suffering various physical injuries.
Sen. Marie Alvarado Gil, who recently switched from Democrat to Republican, is accusing her former chief of staff, Chad Condit, of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other violations of state labor law, and Condit filed a civil lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on Thursday.
Condit, who is married, alleged that Alvarado Gil was a “mercurial” and “controlling” boss who subjected him to “sexually domineering and abusive behavior of authority and power.”
“This was a sexually-based quid pro quo relationship that involved unwanted advances and sexual favors, as well as discipline and displays of power,” the lawsuit alleges.
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Marie Alvarado Gil recently changed her political party from Democrat to Republican. (California State Assembly)
According to the lawsuit, Condit claims that during their final encounter, Alvarado-Gil forced him to perform oral sex on her in her car seat, causing her to herniate three disks in her back and break her hip joint because she was forced to “twist and bend” in the tight space inside the vehicle.
Condit subsequently used the injury as an excuse to refuse Alvarado-Gil's requests for oral sex, but Alvarado-Gil was dissatisfied and threatened to lose his job, he claims, and Alvarado-Gil retaliated by issuing Condit a disciplinary letter for inappropriate conduct.
According to the lawsuit, Condit made it clear he did not welcome the Senators' approach and was fired in December after undergoing hip surgery.
Alvarado Gil's lawyer, Ognian Gavrilov, said in a statement that the allegations against the senator are false.
“A disgruntled former employee concocted a wild story without evidence in order to obtain financial gain,” Gavrilov said. “We expect the senator to fully exonerate himself of any wrongdoing based on false allegations of financial gain.”
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The lawsuit also includes California Senators.
“The Senate has not received a complaint in this matter, but is in discussions with legal counsel regarding our next steps,” Senate Clerk Erika Contreras said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “While the Senate takes all complaints very seriously, we cannot comment on matters involving pending litigation.”
Jackie Nguyen, spokesperson for California's Senate Republican Caucus, told Fox News Digital that the senators are cooperating fully.
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“Senator Alvarado Gil is cooperating fully,” Nguyen said. “Because this is a case involving a former employee, we must allow the judicial process to run its course and refer any investigation to the Senate Rules Committee.”
