Matt Schlapp accuser files a second suit against top conservative operative

Among different things, nan suit accuses Wren of utilizing nan plaintiff’s sanction successful tweets and saying he was fired from aggregate jobs “for lying and unethical behavior” and for “being a habitual liar.” An lawyer for nan plaintiff connected Jan. 12 sent Wren a missive demanding a retraction of statements she had made astir nan plaintiff connected Twitter, according to nan complaint, but Wren “continued to maliciously station statements astir Mr. Doe.”

While nan plaintiff has been terminated from aggregate jobs — including from 1 past week — his lawyer states successful nan filing that nan plaintiff has not mislaid jobs because he was a liar aliases unethical.

Wren’s tweets “have placed Mr. Doe into contempt, ridicule, and ugliness wrong nan community,” nan title states.

The plaintiff is seeking much than $500,000 successful damages from Wren.

Wren did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The suit adds different section to a governmental and ineligible saga that has affected Republican run operations and blimpish activists, of which Wren is an progressively influential one.

The plaintiff, a erstwhile Herschel Walker run staffer, first shared pinch nan Daily Beast his relationship of Matt Schlapp allegedly sexually assaulting him aft a run arena for nan Senate candidate. In a consequent lawsuit, he provided much specifications astir nan alleged incident.

According to nan suit, nan alleged battle took spot successful October while Schlapp was successful Georgia stumping for Walker. The men went for drinks successful Atlanta, wherever they returned aft nan staffer drove Schlapp backmost from a run arena Oct. 19. The plaintiff accused Schlapp of “aggressively fondling” his “genital area successful a sustained fashion” while he was “frozen pinch fearfulness and panic,” according to nan original suit revenge Jan. 17.

Schlapp has denied nan charges and, done a lawyer, suggested he whitethorn counter-sue nan plaintiff.

The plaintiff sued Matt Schlapp for some intersexual artillery and defamation. In addition, he sued Mercedes Schlapp for defamation. Wren was named successful nan first lawsuit, but was not listed arsenic a defendant.

The plaintiff revenge some nan suit against nan Schlapps and nan 1 against Wren arsenic John Doe, since he says he is simply a unfortunate of intersexual assault. In summation to nan much than $500,000 successful damages he is seeking from Wren, nan plaintiff is seeking much than $9 cardinal from nan Schlapps. The mates are salient Republican commentators. Matt Schlapp chairs nan American Conservative Union, which hosts nan influential CPAC confab. Two ACU committee members person released a connection of support for Schlapp.

The suit against nan Schlapps has not stopped CPAC’s largest yearly arena from going connected arsenic planned. The CPAC gathering, scheduled for March 1 done 4 astatine Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center successful Maryland, is slated to characteristic Trump and different apical GOP figures arsenic speakers.

Kyle Cheney contributed to this report.