George Santos' former staffer accuses congressman of sexual harassment, violating pay rules

An ex-staffer for New York GOP Rep. George Santos claims successful an morals title nan freshman congressman touched his groin, invited him location and violated House ethics' salary rules.

In a Twitter thread connected Friday, Derek Myers, 30, wrote that he revenge a title pinch nan U.S. Capitol Police and nan Office of Congressional Ethics astir his allegations. He was purportedly hired successful January and only lasted days successful Santos' office.

Myers said Santos hired him arsenic an adjunct connected Jan. 25.  He went connected to opportunity nan 2 of them were going complete message successful nan congressman's Washington, D.C. agency 2 days later erstwhile Santos asked that they beryllium together connected a mini sofa earlier nan lawmaker placed his manus connected Myers' knee.

"Hey buddy, we’re going to karaoke tonight. Would you for illustration to go?" Santos asked, according to Myers' title posted to Twitter.

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An ex-staffer for New York GOP Rep. George Santos claims successful an morals title that nan freshman congressman touched his groin, invited him location and violated House ethics' salary rules. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Myers said he declined nan invitation by telling Santos he was not a instrumentality of clubs and bars and was not a bully singer. 

"The Congressman proceeded to return his manus and move it down my limb into my soul thigh and proceeded to touch my groin," nan title said.

Santos past allegedly informed him that his hubby was retired of municipality and asked if he would for illustration to travel over.

The congressman had told him earlier that time that he had Grindr, an LGBTQ+ making love application, and asked if Myers besides had a profile.

Myers further alleges that, though he was hired arsenic a staffer, he was told he would activity voluntarily until his paperwork could beryllium processed, which he later recovered was a usurpation of House morals rules. Myers is requesting an investigation into nan "violation of allowing a unpaid to activity successful nan workplace and offload activity from paid unit members onto nan unpaid pinch nan committedness of early employment," nan title reads.

Derek Myers, 30, wrote successful a Twitter thread connected Friday that he revenge a title pinch nan U.S. Capitol Police and nan Office of Congressional Ethics. (DerekMyers/Twitter)

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He said nan connection to activity successful Santos' agency was rescinded Wednesday aft nan Long Island typical raised concerns astir Myers secretly wiretapping him. Myers, a erstwhile section journalist successful Ohio, was arrested successful November for wiretapping aft he published recorded audio of courtroom grounds submitted by a source.

Myers told Santos he would ne'er grounds him but past leaked a signaling of 1 of their conversations to nan property successful which nan congressman said, "And I’ve evidently f---ed up and lied to him, for illustration I lied to everyone else," referring to his main of staff.

Santos has been exposed for lying astir overmuch of his inheritance during his 2022 campaign, including his activity and acquisition history, connections to an alleged Ponzi scheme, his mother's decease and that he had antecedently been joined to a female contempt now being openly gay.

Rep. George Santos has been exposed for lying astir overmuch of his background, including his activity and acquisition history, connections to an alleged Ponzi scheme, his mother's decease and that he had antecedently been joined to a female contempt now being openly gay. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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He is besides accused of utilizing a clone animal kindness successful 2016 to scam a abnormal seasoned by raising money for their dog's crab curen and past keeping nan costs himself. Santos denies nan allegation.

Santos has faced calls to resign from Republicans and Democrats successful Congress and galore New York State Republicans. He said past period that he would resign if nan 142,000 group who voted for him asked him to. Last week, Santos said he would recuse himself from committee assignments.