Lopez filed a formal complaint letter with the Assembly Rules Committee on Monday, saying Assemblyman Matt Dababneh (D-Woodland Hills) followed her into a bathroom, masturbated in front of her and urged her to touch him. She said she decided to name him in public after Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova), chairman of the Rules Committee, urged sexual harassment victims in the Capitol community to come forward, promising a neutral and unbiased investigative process. A spokeswoman for Cooley referred all questions about the letter to Assembly Chief Administrative Officer Debra Gravert. In a statement, Gravert said the Rules Committee would be considering and addressing questions like those posed by Hyams. Victims denounced the chamber’s handling of sexual harassment claims at its first special hearing last month.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 09, 2017 01:18 UTC