House Democrat accused of sexual assault after admitting to 'consensual' encounter

A sitting House Democrat who's being investigated over sexual relations with a congressional aide is now being accused of assault.

One of the women interviewed by the House Ethics Committee for its probe into Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., is disputing his account of a "consensual" affair in what her lawyers are calling a "brazen" example of misconduct.

"We represent one of the women who was interviewed by the House Committee on Ethics about her experience of sexual harassment and assault by Representative Jimmy Gomez.