California lawmakers voted to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits.
California lawmakers voted Thursday to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits, years after a former state lawmaker sued a woman over her sexual misconduct allegations against him.The bill, which passed overwhelmingly in the Assembly with bipartisan support, would make it clear that a victim's comments about sexual assault or harassment are protected against defamation lawsuits if the allegation is not knowingly false or made recklessly.
She alleged that then-Assemblymember Matt Dababneh of San Bernadino pushed her into a bathroom and masturbated in front of her at a Las Vegas event in 2016. Dababneh denied the allegation but resigned in 2018 from the Assembly. He later sued Lopez for defamation over the allegation even though a lawyer hired by the Legislature to investigate the claims found them to be credible.
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who authored the bill, said it's essential for lawmakers to try to protect people from sexual misconduct in the first place.
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