He is a predator : Windsor leaders, local congressmen, demand Foppoli resign after sexual assault allegations
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Thirty-year Windsor resident JoAnn Hamilton carries a sign Friday at a rally calling on Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli to resign. Some people, including Hamiltion, have also called on Town Councilmember Debora Fudge to resign. The protest came in response to a Chronicle investigation documenting allegations of sexual assault against Foppoli, including a 2017 email describing misconduct that was sent to Fudge. Both denied any wrongdoing.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Dominic Foppoli, the mayor of Windsor, shown at a Halloween event last year, is facing growing calls to resign and is being stripped of leadership posts.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
Four women accused Dominic Foppoli, mayor of Windsor, California, of sexual misconduct spanning 16 years
One of the accusers claimed Foppoli raped her, then aged 18, twice in one night in 2003, even after she told him she was saving herself for marriage
Sophia Williams claimed Foppoli got in bed with her against her will and groped her after sharing a cab with her in 2006
Allison Britton accused Foppoli of taking advantage of her drunken state during a convention and having her perform oral sex on him in 2012
French winemaking intern Rose Fumoso said Foppoli drove her to someone s house without her consent and groped her in 2019
Updated: April 8, 2021 4:01 a.m.
In the summer of 2019, Rose Fumoso left her home in southern France to intern at a Sonoma County winery, where the 21-year-old greeted customers in the tasting room and assessed the ripeness of grapes from the vineyard. As the season wound down in September, a friend invited Fumoso to a party celebrating the end of harvest.
There, she met the host: Dominic Foppoli, the mayor of Windsor.
A small town in the heart of Wine Country, Windsor has transformed in recent years from a sleepy neighbor of Healdsburg to a tourist destination. Much of that rise has been credited to Foppoli, a young winery owner whose political star and push for development have attracted outside investments in the community.
He needs to resign immediately : Lawmakers respond to Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli sexual assault allegations
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Mayor of Windsor Dominic Foppoli stands for a portrait during a Halloween event at Keiser Park in Windsor on Oct. 31, 2020. Mayor Foppoli has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault dating as far back as 2003.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Idyllic buildings line the streets of downtown Windsor on Feb. 16, 2021. Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault dating as far back as 2003.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
More than a dozen local and state lawmakers demanded Thursday that Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli resign or be removed from office in response to a Chronicle investigation documenting four women’s accounts that Foppoli sexually assaulted them in incidents from 2003 to 2019.