14-02-2025
Del. Helmer sues fellow Va. Dems over groping claim ahead of primary
RICHMOND — Virginia state Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax) has filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against fellow Democrats, alleging they falsely accused him of sexual assault and harassment in public statements made just days before he narrowly lost a bid to represent Northern Virginia in Congress.
Members of the Loudoun County Democratic Party released a statement last June, days before the Democratic congressional primary, alleging that Helmer had engaged in harassment of a committee member in 2018. The statement did not detail that conduct, but a Virginia woman and her lawyer later claimed Helmer had groped her at a political event that year.
