The former chief of staff of a California state senator has sued his former boss for allegedly forcing him to do sexual favors that caused him to sustain injuries.

California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, a longtime Democrat turned Republican, faces a civil lawsuit from her former chief of staff, Chad Condit, alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and violations of other state labor laws.

KCRA 3 reports:

Condit portrayed Alvarado-Gil as an erratic, controlling, sexually abusive authority figure. “This was a sex-based quid pro quo relationship of unwelcome advances and sexual behaviors coupled with punishment and flexing of power,” Condit alleged.

Condit worked for Alvarado-Gil first on her campaign when she ran as a Democrat for Senate District 4 in 2022. He became her chief of staff when she got elected and he was fired in December 2023.

Condit, who is married, claimed he was pressured to perform oral sex on Alvarado-Gil when they traveled together for work. Condit said he did it to protect his job. Condit said during the final time, he suffered a back injury while performing oral sex on her in the seat of a car. As a result, Condit claims he suffered three herniated discs in his back and a collapsed hip.

The complaint said Condit “was demeaned and made to feel empty and subordinate to his boss, a California state senator, with power over his career and livelihood.”

From the New York Post:

The staffer claims he started using his back injury as an excuse to reject Alvarado-Gil’s advances in August last year but she allegedly retaliated and handed him a disciplinary letter with accusations of inappropriate behavior leveled against him.

Condit alleges he was then fired in December after repeatedly making clear that the sexual advances were no longer welcome and that he was undergoing back surgery, according to the suit.

Condit is the son of former Congressman Gary Condit (D-CA), the New York Post noted.

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