Overview
- A Sonoma County civil jury concluded that Dominic Foppoli sexually assaulted seven women in separate incidents and awarded roughly $12.6–13 million in combined compensatory damages.
- The jury also found Foppoli liable for defaming a former political colleague and held the Santa Rosa chapter of Active 20-30 responsible for one plaintiff’s assault, with that plaintiff receiving an additional $2 million.
- Plaintiffs testified about alleged incidents spanning about 2001 to 2020 that ranged from groping to rape and included claims that alcohol or drugs were used to render victims vulnerable.
- Foppoli denied the allegations on the stand, saying encounters were consensual or did not occur, and he has not been criminally charged after two law enforcement probes were opened and later suspended for insufficient evidence.
- The jury will consider punitive damages in a separate hearing and the verdict, reached under the lower civil standard of proof, could prompt appeals and further legal and reputational consequences for Foppoli and implicated organizations.