昨日の投稿で、セクハラ疑惑により辞職した米下院議員のニュースを取り上げました。今日も同じ話題で恐縮ですが、関連記事の引用からお読みください。
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara) says he’s disgusted with the growing allegations against Eric Swalwell. He says his former colleague needs to be held accountable as Swalwell’s seat is now open and the race for governor continues without him.
“I had heard rumors of Swalwell’s womanizing, but I didn’t have any idea he was engaging in his own staff — let alone sexual assault,” said Rep. Khanna.
(Sara Stinson. ‘Very serious’: Khanna weighs in on Swalwell allegations. KRON4 News. April 14, 2026.)
加州の知事選からも離脱することになった元議員は複数の女性から告発されています。上記の引用で、
I had heard rumors of Swalwell’s womanizing, but I didn’t have any idea he was engaging in his own staff...
とのコメントがあります。元議員を支えるスタッフでもあった女性らに手を出したということです。
"womanizing"という動詞が使われています。American Heritage Dictionaryには"womanizer"という名詞の定義に、
A man who seduces or attempts to seduce women as a matter of habit.
とあります。これはつまり、女たらし、女遊びが過ぎる輩のことです。
元議員については、以前からその女性関係、女性に対する言動などを危惧する声があったといわれていることが明らかになっています。
But when this member had asked about the rumored infidelity — which Democrats on Capitol Hill widely described to CNN as an “open secret” — they were assured by some of Swalwell’s close friends that all the rumors were “just activities before he was married” and encouraged to formally back him in the race. This person was not alone: Other members also directly questioned Swalwell and his team about what would happen if his history of womanizing in Washington came out publicly, only to be brushed off by his team, another person confirmed.
(Sarah Ferris. Inside the sudden downfall of Eric Swalwell. CNN. April 15, 2026.)
ワシントン界隈では有名な女たらし、というのが、言わば公然の秘密だったそうです。