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Congressional ethics official accused in lawsuit of assaulting women
A top official at the Office of Congressional Ethics, who's in charge of probes into allegations of sexual misconduct against lawmakers on Capitol Hill [appointed in 2011], is being accused of physically assaulting and verbally abusing women in connection with a 2015 bar brawl, Foreign Policy reported on Thursday.
According to documents obtained by the publication, Omar Ashmawy, the office's chief counsel and staff director, is being sued by a man involved in the incident, which occurred in Milford, Pa.
Ashmawy became "extremely violent and belligerent" after having several drinks at the bar, and verbally assaulted two women there, according to the complaint filed by Greg Martucci, which was seen by Foreign Policy.
(The Hill)