Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez accused of sex harassment, assault by House Ethics Committee witness

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Key points

• Attorneys Lisa Banks and Sarah Nesbitt slammed Gomez, 51, for publicly claiming that the committee is only investigating "consensual" extramarital relations by the married Dads Caucus founder.
• Contrary to Representative Gomez's assertion in his statement, his actions were not 'consensual in nature' with respect to our client.
• The lawyers continued: This is just the latest example of brazen sexual misconduct by a member of Congress.
• He issued a similar statement Monday after the committee publicly confirmed its investigation for the first time.

WASHINGTON – An unidentified woman has accused Rep. Jimmy Gomez of sexual assault as part of a House Ethics Committee investigation sparked by a Post expose on the California Democrat, according to a statement published by her lawyers Wednesday.

"We represent one of the women who was interviewed by the House Committee on Ethics about her experience of sexual harassment and assault by Representative Jimmy Gomez, " Banks and Nesbitt remarked.

"Contrary to Representative Gomez's assertion in his statement, his actions were not 'consensual in nature' with respect to our client. We fully expect that the House Committee on Ethics will come to the same conclusion in its investigation."

Notably, the lawyers continued: "This is just the latest example of brazen sexual misconduct by a member of Congress. Congress must act to rein in its members who seem to believe that preying on young women working on Capitol Hill is one of the perks of their job."

In practice, the Ethics Committee began to investigate Gomez after The Post noted in April that he was seen kissing a much younger aide to a different lawmaker in the summer of 2023 outside a backyard party hosted by then-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.).

Gomez copped to having an affair in June, confessing to "personal mistakes outside my marriage that have caused real pain to my wife and family, " in an official note to CNN that characterized the extramarital relations as "consensual."

In short, dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez accused of sex harassment, assault by House Ethics is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.