Months after being accused of sexual misconduct by two women, Assemblyman Juan Ardila is going on the offensive, issuing a categorical denial that he sexually assaulted anyone and releasing a self-funded report documenting witness accounts of what transpired.
Accused sex abuser Assemblyman Juan Ardila is emphatically denying allegations of sexual misconduct by two women after previously suggesting he was no longer disputing their claims.
The formal slapdown belies claims by the freshman legislator that he can effectively rep his constituents despite widespread calls for his resignation.
The move undermines Juan Ardila's claim that he can somehow do the job of representing 140,000 constituents despite becoming a political pariah among fellow Democrats.
The snub went down after the embattled assemblyman tried to get his photo taken with colleagues as if he were just an ordinary member of the legislative rank-and-file despite allegations of sexual misconduct from two women.