Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon say their reputations took a hit as a result of a recording done without their consent.
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon, seen in this October 11, 2022, photo at City Hall, have both filed lawsuits related to an audio leak scandal. as they made racist comments and discussed how to get more Latinos on the City Council, are suing two former labor union employees they believe played a role in leaking the backroom discussion.But de León and Cedillo are fighting back.
Los Angeles City Councilman, District 14 Kevin de Leon, right, hugs U.S. Representative, CA District 37 Karen Bass at the end of the mayoral debate for mayor of Los Angeles in the 2022 election in the Conrad Hilton Center for Business on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
The LAPD said in an email on Thursday, Oct. 12, that an investigation into the secret recording and audio leak “is open and ongoing” but would not provide further details. He has announced that he will seek reelection in 2024 to his Council District 14 seat representing Angelenos in downtown L.A., Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno and Northeast L.A. From 2006 to 2018, De Leon served in the state Assembly and then the state Senate, where was elected by fellow senators to be the senate leader.
Both lawsuits claim invasion of privacy and negligence, accusing the defendants of “negligently, carelessly, recklessly, unlawfully and wantonly” violating the council members’ privacy rights., stated in his complaint that his reputation took a hit, and that he lost income and job offers due to the audio leak. Cedillo served in the California state Legislature from 1998 to 2012.
When their taped private discussion was posted anonymously to Reddit a year later and was widely heard, many critics viewed the meeting as an attempt to dilute Black voting power in Los Angeles.
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