New Sexual Assault Allegations Emerge Against Conservative Leader Matt Schlapp

Officials at the Conservative Political Action Conference Allegedly Knew of Previous Misconduct Claims and Failed to Act

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, faces additional allegations of sexual assault that reportedly took place before the incident that launched a $9 million sexual misconduct lawsuit against him last year.
New reporting reveals Schlapp was accused of sexual misconduct twice before – first in 2017 and then in early 2022. The incidents were reported to staffers of the American Conservative Union, but no action was taken.
Carlton Huffman, a Republican staffer on Herschel Walker’s US senate campaign, initially accused Schlapp of sexually assaulting him last year.
An amended lawsuit claims that officials overseeing the Conservative Political Action Conference knew about previous claims of sexual misconduct by Schlapp but failed to act.
The lawsuit is seeking $9.4 million in damages and accuses Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes Schlapp, a CPAC senior fellow and former Trump adviser, of defamation.