The House quietly investigated explicit footage filmed inside the Capitol by a lawmaker’s staffer in June 2022, more than a year before a video surfaced this month of a Senate aide having sex in a hearing room. , according to a new report.
The June 2022 investigation began after allegations of “alleged misconduct” by a senior official in Rep. Dan Newhouse’s office surfaced, a spokesperson for the congressman told Semafor.
But “no conclusive evidence” of wrongdoing was found, and the employee reportedly said he left the Washington state Republican office on good terms for an unrelated reason and another job this fall, according to the outlet.
The salacious report came to light Wednesday, just days after Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin announced that aide Aiden Maese-Czeropski no longer had a job in his office after the 24-year-old was accused of posting a video online of himself having sex with another man. .
The US Capitol Police launched an investigation into possible criminal violations shortly after the video became public this weekend.
But it is not the first investigation into tape-recorded sex at the Capitol after the set of separate videos appeared on Snapchat in 2022, Semafor reported.
The allegations against a top official in Rep. Dan Newhouse’s office emerged in a June 2022 investigation quietly launched by House Republicans. AP
One of the videos seen by the outlet showed a man masturbating inside a House office building. Furniture and carpeting in the Capitol House were visible, and a person recording the sex act held a Congressional-branded mouse pad.
Another screenshot seen by Semafor showed two men engaging in a sexual act inside an office, although their faces are not visible.
Newhouse’s office was notified that a suspected participant in the videos was on his staff.
“As soon as the office was alerted, we immediately contacted the appropriate House entities to conduct an independent investigation,” the office reportedly said without further comment.
One of the videos seen by the outlet showed a man masturbating inside a House office building. Furniture and carpeting in the Capitol House were visible, and a person recording the sex act held a Congressional-branded mouse pad. REUTERS Newhouse’s office was notified that an alleged participant in the videos was on his staff. Representative Dan Newhouse/Facebook
The employee, who was not identified, told Semafor that he was not in the lewd videos and also questioned Newhouse’s characterization of the events.
He said he learned of the investigation in June 2022 and was told a month later that it concluded without “evidence for the prosecution.”
D.C. was rocked over the weekend when video emerged of Maese-Czeropski having sex in the same room where senators grilled future Supreme Court justices and former FBI leader James Comey once testified about alleged Russian interference. in the 2016 presidential elections.
Cardin said after the news broke that he was “angry” and “disappointed” by his former assistant’s lewd actions.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) during the recent House election for Speaker of the House on October 20, 2023. Getty Images
“It’s a breach of trust, all of the above,” he told Fox News.
“It is a tragic situation and presents a lot of anger and frustration. “I’m concerned about our staff and the way they feel about this and the Senate staff.”
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