Four women drop lawsuit against Curtis Hill for alleged groping

In Indianapolis, four women who previously accused Curtis Hill of groping them during a 2018 party at a bar have dismissed their lawsuit against him just hours before jury selection was scheduled to begin on Monday. This decision comes after the women originally filed their claims in federal court in 2019 and then refiled in Marion County in 2020. They alleged that Hill had committed battery against them and later defamed them by claiming their accusations were False. Hill has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Their attorneys stated that the women reached the frustrating conclusion that a trial could not provide the relief they sought, which was an admission of guilt from Hill regarding his actions. The women involved in the case are Mara Candelaria Reardon, Gabrielle McLemore Brock, Samantha Lozano, and Niki DaSilva. At the time of the alleged incidents, Candelaria Reardon was serving as a Democratic state representative, while the other three were legislative staffers. They publicly came forward to challenge Hill's denials. Hill expressed that the dismissal of the case serves as a vindication of his long-standing claims of innocence and emphasized that there were no financial settlements or conditions surrounding the dismissal. Despite Hill's denials, the Indiana Supreme Court had determined in 2020 that he had indeed committed battery against three female staffers and a legislator during the 2018 party, leading to a suspension of his law license for 30 days after a professional misconduct hearing involving testimonies from nine party attendees. The allegations of sexual misconduct played a significant role in Hill's political career, especially during his bid for reelection in 2020, where he narrowly lost the Republican nomination for attorney general. Following this political setback, Hill's attempts to reclaim a position on the ballot in 2022 ended in defeat as he lost the vote to replace U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski after her death.