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A California state senator forced a former staffer to do sexual favors for her while she was his boss as part of a “quid pro quo relationship” that left him riddled with back and hip injuries, a new lawsuit alleges. Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil’s former chief of staff, Chad Condit, slapped her with the lawsuit last week, alleging the lawmaker — a longtime Democrat who recently jumped ship to the Republican Party — pressured him into performing sex acts on her when they traveled for work. The married aide claims he relented and performed the acts on his boss over the...

California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is facing a civil lawsuit filed by her ex-chief of staff who alleges the senator forced him to do sexual favors while she was his boss and he suffered a back injury because of it. Alvardo-Gil, who represents parts of Eastern California and the Central Valley, recently changed her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. Her former chief of staff, Chad Condit, filed the civil lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on Thursday. The lawsuit includes allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and violations of other state labor laws.

Commission claims two misspent campaign funds.A state agency is suing former Rep. Gary Condit's children for $2.4 million because they allegedly misspent $226,000 in funds the congressman originally raised to advance his career. The Fair Political Practices Commission filed suit against Chad and Cadee Condit this week in Sacramento County Superior Court. The lawsuit says they enriched themselves with political action committee funds that should have been used for political, legislative or government purposes. The agency alleges they paid themselves $226,000 for work they were not qualified to undertake. It also says the two did not produce the services for...