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all right welcome to Baltimore Insight news update kindly subscribe if you are new to this news channel for every latest news in the United States and around the world state senator Marie Alvarado Gil who recently made national headlines when she switched her party Allegiance from the Democratic party to the Republican party has been accused of sexual harassment discrimination retaliation and violations of other State labor laws against her now former Chief of Staff Chad kandit who filed a civil lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on Thursday breaking news you have gone from a democrat in California to a republican I mean what's the reasoning for the move from one side of the aisle to the other well that's the big question of the day um and the answer is really simple I've been a lifelong Democrat and the Democratic party of today in California I do not recognize it and so I can't in good conscious with the values that I have and my commitment to represent the voters of California continue to call myself a Democrat but it's a gutsy move in California and you're still and now you're in the vast majority you were in the majority and now you're in the vast minority how does that make you feel well you know it's exciting because I've been working with my colleagues in the Republican Senate and in the assembly for quite some time I've been serving for two years and I have two more years to my term so I have gone through an uphill battle in the super majority and have seen Chad kandit who is married claimed that Alvarado Gil was an erratic and controlling boss who imposed a sexually dominating abuse of authority and power over him this was a sex-based quid proquo relationship of unwelcome advances and sexual behaviors coupled with punishment and flexing of power the suit alleges during their final encounter kandid alleges that Alvarado Gil forced him to perform oral sex in a car seat that left him with three herniated discs in his back and a collapsed hip from having to twist and contort his body in the confined space of the car according to the lawsuit KCT claims he then used his injury as an excuse to refuse Alvarado Gill's demands for oral sex which caused Alvarado Gill to become unhappy and threaten his job Alvarado Gill allegedly retaliated and issued him a disciplinary letter accusing him of inappropriate behavior kandit was then fired in December after making clear that the Senator's advances were not welcome in undergoing surgery on his hip according to the suit Al Vado Gil's attorney agney and gavrilov told Fox News digital in a statement that the claims against the senator are false a disgruntled former employee has fabricated an outlandish story presented without evidence to get a Payday gabov said we expect that the senator will be fully cleared of any wrongdoing of these bogus financially motivated claims the California state senate is also named in the suit change that I've been fighting for I've got my organization golden together nonpartisan Democrats supporting it Republicans and independents everyone can see we need change in California on every policy issue there's one party rule the Senate has not been served in this matter but we are in discussion with Council to assess Next Step Secretary of the Senate Erica contras told Fox News digital in a statement the Senate takes all complaints incredibly seriously but is unable to comment on matters involving pending litigation Jackie enen press secretary for the California Senate Republican caucus told Fox News digital in a statement that the senator is fully cooperating Senator Alvarado Gil is fully cooperating in and said this is a lawsuit regarding a former employee so we need to allow the judicial process to go through its course and defer all inquiries to the Senate Rules Committee w [Music] oh [Music]