A settlement has been reached in the sexual harassment case involving former D.C. deputy mayor

WASHINGTON – A settlement agreement has been reached in connection with former DC Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio, who was found to have sexually harassed two women.

A spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office sent FOX 5 the following statement on Thursday on behalf of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel:

“We can confirm that the MOLC, on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, has resolved the two administrative complaints against the former deputy mayor. “The confidentiality provisions in the agreements prevent us from disclosing the terms of the settlements unless required by law,” the statement said.

Falcichhio had held the positions of both deputy mayor for planning and economic development and chief of staff within the Bowser administration since 2014 and left in March 2023. Initially, Mayor Bowser announced that Falcicchio was in transition to the private sector, but did not provide further details about the transition or what prompted the move.

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A later report released in June 2023 concluded that Falcicchio had sexually harassed a city employee, followed by another report in late July 2023 that said Falcichio had sexually harassed a city employee in five incidents in 2020 , physical sexual advances made.

Shortly after Bowser’s office confirmed the settlement on Thursday, FOX 5 received the following statement from Debra Katz and Kayla Morin.

“We are prohibited from discussing settlement in this matter involving John Falcicchio and our clients. We would like to once again commend the courage of our two clients who came forward to expose both Falcicchio’s sexual harassment and the significant deficiencies in the D.C. government’s sexual harassment policy.” Their efforts and the good they did led to significant policy changes in DC government that we hope will improve working conditions for city employees in the months and years to come. “, says the statement.

FOX 5 reached out to an attorney known to most recently represent Falcicchio. We have not received any comment at this time.