In July 2020, our Executive Editor Jennifer Van Laar wrote Regarding the Los Angeles Police Department officer Matthew Garza, who was part of the security details of Mayor Eric Garcetti, he filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, accusing Mayor Rick Jacobs ( Rick Jacobs’ long-term consultant has sexually harassed him for a long time.
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Garza police officer claimed that between 2014 and 2019, he was “unnecessarily sexually harassed by the openly gay Jacobs” and that at least half of the incidents occurred in front of Gasetti, while Gasser Tie did nothing to stop them from sometimes laughing at his friend Jacobs.
Garcetti and Jacobs initially kept silent about the lawsuit on the broadcast, and then Jacobs told Los Angeles Times, Garcetti spokesperson followed up:
In an email statement, Jacobs said: “This lawsuit is purely fictitious and out of date. Officer Garza has worked with me for many years without any accidents. I will vigorously defend myself, my character and me. Reputation.”
Garcetti spokesperson Alex Comisar said: “The mayor has zero tolerance for sexual harassment and has clearly not witnessed the actions alleged by Garza police officer.”
Neither Garcetti or Jacobs said anything more, or fish rolls about this matter. This lawsuit is rarely mentioned and seems to have disappeared from the radar.
In other words, until October 2020, freelance journalist and Twitter celebrity Yashar Ali Exposed his harassment In the hands of Jacobs. According to Ali, Jacobs’s misconduct is an open secret among Gasetti’s staff, and Jacobs has repeatedly sexually assaulted him.
The fish roll record known as the Los Angeles Times did not want to be excluded, so they released a story about the “blockbuster” revelation that Ali brought.
Jacobs resignation From his “consultant” position, Gasetti tried half-heartedly to keep his distance.However, it now appears that the Mayor of Gross Incompetency may be heading to India to serve as Joe’s ambassador to India for dementia. Garcetti has reason to pay more attention to whether this lawsuit will affect him, because The British Daily Mail claimed:
The ambassador nomination is usually conducted after an extensive FBI background check and screening by the White House legal counsel.
The ambassadors report directly to the president on national security matters and manage the facilities of the U.S. embassy, which usually includes the CIA.
Nominees in Section 28 of the SF86 form must fill in a detailed roadmap as a background check, instructing them to disclose “participation in non-criminal court proceedings” and “provide detailed information about the nature of the proceedings”.
Garza’s lawyer Greg Smith stated that he had not received information from the FBI or the White House, but believed that the sealed testimony in the case was incompatible with other testimonies. GasettiPotential nominations because they contain “very relevant information that can directly reflect the mayor’s frankness”.
“The FBI can take the necessary steps to publish the testimony,” Smith told DailyMail.com.
“If there is anything in the testimony to reveal GasettiWhether they are suitable to be an ambassador seems to be something they should consider.
If Garcetti does pass the background check, he can not only avoid improper behavior in assisting and abetting Jacobs to continue harassment, but also avoid participating in the rampant homelessness that broke out in Los Angeles under his supervision.
But in terms of newsworthiness, the unrestricted release of additional allegations means that the dam has broken.Outlets like the local fish roll are now breathlessly reporting additional testimony about Jacobs harassment, how it confirms Yashar Ali’s allegations that Jacob’s actions are open and secret, and a kind of help and abetting Problematic pattern The mayor himself:
A former senior aide to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Gasetti testified last month that Gasetti’s former adviser Rick Jacobs kissed her and her husband’s mouth without their consent, and Gasetti’s One of the male staff members complained to her separately that Jacobs was with him.
Former Garcetti Communications Director Naomi Seligman stated in her testimony that Jacobs caught her in front of several staff members in 2016 and kissed her on the lips, which she called humiliation. Seligman, who worked in the mayor’s office from 2015 to 2017, also testified that she complained to Gasetti’s chief of staff Anna Guerrero, but did not take any action.
The Times reported that the testimony contained more “explosive allegations” of Jacobs harassment. According to their report, Seligman said she encountered a “mafia-like culture that rewards silence” and was told that Jacobs was “protected by the mayor.”
If this Los Angeles Story With legs, it is clear that Gasetti’s cronies are still protecting Jacobs:
The Southwest Carpenter District Committee is a staunch supporter of Garcetti and financially supports the mayor’s political efforts during the first city council election in 2001. All in all, trade unions and related groups have contributed more than $1 million to the campaigns and organizations aligned with Garcetti.
According to their testimony in the ongoing urban harassment lawsuit against Jacobs, Gasetti and Jacobs stopped communicating in October last year. However, although Gasetti severed ties with his former assistant after the allegations of harassment, the Carpenters Union has always supported him.
Last month, at Documents submitted to the U.S. Department of LaborThe union disclosed that RDJ Strategic Advisors, a consulting group led by Jacobs, received US$215,000 in fees between April 2020 and March this year. It shows 14 separate consulting fees paid to Jacobs.
Guess someone has to pay these legal fees.
