# California Dems left sex assault complaint unanswered for months — then endorsed accused candidate

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-dems-left-sex-assault-complaint-unanswered-for-months-then-endorsed-accused-candidate/
- Published: 2026-11-14T01:44:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T02:20:18+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/sf-democrats-ignored-sexual-assault-complaint-against-manny-yekutiel/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A complaint went unanswered for nearly four months.
- The party dismissed it and endorsed the accused candidate that day.
- Further allegations led to the endorsement being withdrawn.

## Summary

San Francisco Democrats failed to review a sexual misconduct complaint for nearly four months, then dismissed it on jurisdictional grounds and endorsed the candidate it accused. The episode exposed a breakdown in a party-created system intended to handle such complaints and raised questions about how political organisations respond to allegations.

Organizer Brad Chapin submitted his complaint against Manny Yekutiel on 3 March, alleging an assault at a house party in 2020; he sent it again on 16 April and later reported it to police. The party acknowledged the complaint on 30 June, after a newspaper had published the allegations. In August, its commission said the incident fell outside its policy because it was not connected to a party event or political activity, without deciding whether an assault occurred. After two more men made misconduct allegations, Yekutiel denied assaulting anyone, suspended his campaign, and the party withdrew its endorsement; police said the investigation remained open.

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