Washington City Paper

The more the public has learned about the investigations into John Falcicchio’s sexual harassment of women, the more inadequate those efforts appear. Wednesday’s Council hearing exposed failures by both the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel and the independent investigators to thoroughly examine evidence. Among the most galling revelations: Falcicchio’s government-issued cellphone and laptop have been sitting in the offices of Bowser’s attorneys since he resigned and no one’s looked through them. Now that more than a year has passed since his resignation, some of the best chances to seize crucial information from Falcicchio and other witnesses might have come and gone. For more on what councilmembers are saying about the investigation, head to the link in our bio. 📸 @darrow_m