Former employee of George Santos accused congressman of sexual harassment and violation of wage rules

Former New York GOP employee George Santos alleges in an ethics complaint that a freshman congressman touched his groin, invited him home, and violated House ethics pay rules.

On Friday, Derek Myers, 30, tweeted that he had filed a complaint with the US Capitol Police and the Congressional Ethics Office about his allegations. He was allegedly hired in January and only lasted a few days in Santos’ office.

Myers said Santos hired him as an assistant on January 25. He went on to say that the two of them were checking mail in the congressman’s office in Washington, DC two days later when Santos asked them to sit together on a small sofa in front of the legislator. put his hand on Myers’ knee.

“Hey buddy, we’re going to karaoke tonight. You want to go?” Santos asked, according to a complaint by Myers posted on Twitter.

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Former New York GOP employee George Santos alleges in an ethics complaint that a freshman congressman touched his groin, invited him home, and violated House ethics pay rules.
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Myers said he declined the invitation, telling Santos that he was not a fan of clubs and bars and was not a good singer.

“The congressman took his hand and ran it down my leg to my inner thigh and then touched my groin,” the complaint says.

Santos then allegedly informed him that his husband was out of town and asked if he would like to come.

Earlier in the day, the congressman told him that he had Grindr, an LGBTQ+ dating app, and asked if Myers had a profile.

Myers also claims that although he was hired as a full-time employee, he was told that he would volunteer until his paperwork was processed, which he later found was a violation of House ethics rules. Myers is asking for an investigation into “violation of allowing a volunteer to work in a workplace and shifting work from paid employees to a volunteer with the promise of future employment,” the complaint says.

Derek Myers, 30, tweeted Friday that he had filed a complaint with the US Capitol Police and the Congressional Ethics Office.
(Derek Myers/Twitter)

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He said the offer to work in Santos’ office was rescinded Wednesday after a Long Island spokesman raised concerns that Myers was eavesdropping on his calls. Myers, a former local journalist from Ohio, was arrested in October for wiretapping after he recorded an audio recording of a courtroom testimony.

Myers told Santos that he would never record it, but then leaked a tape of one of their conversations to the press, in which the congressman said, “And I obviously screwed up and lied to him like I lied to everyone else. ‘, addressing his chief of staff.

Santos was exposed for lying about much of his past during his 2022 campaign, including his work and education history, connections to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the death of his mother, and that he was previously married to a woman despite that he is now openly gay.

Santos has been exposed in lies about much of his past, including his work and educational history, connections to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the death of his mother, and that he was previously married to a woman despite now being openly gay.
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He is also accused of using a fake animal charity in 2016 to scam a disabled veteran into raising money for their dog’s cancer treatment and then keeping the funds for himself. Santos denies the allegations.

Santos faced calls to resign from Congressional Republicans and Democrats, as well as numerous New York State Republicans. Last month, he said he would step down if the 142,000 people who voted for him asked him to. Santos said last week that he was refusing to take on committee assignments.