A man who claims Conservative Political Action Conference President Matt Schlapp groped him last year on a late-night drive in Georgia is now suing Mr. Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes Schlapp, for $9.4 million.
The lawsuit alleges the high-profile Washington couple orchestrated “a campaign to impugn” the accuser.
The man did not disclose his name in the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alexandria, Virginia, Circuit Court, and he has remained anonymous since making his sexual misconduct accusation against Mr. Schlapp public earlier this month.
The civil charges the man filed include four counts — two involving defamation and one related to the alleged groping episode.