Sebastian Ridley-Thomas

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, now 34, was a state legislator facing #MeToo sexual harassment accusations. He had resigned from the California Assembly in 2017 citing health problems and re-emerged several months later as a professor of social work and public policy at U.S.C. despite the lack of a graduate degree. After reports in The Los Angeles Times and an internal university investigation, U.S.C. reportedly fired Sebastian Ridley-Thomas in 2018. A subsequent investigation commissioned by the State Assembly found that the son had “more likely than not” harassed two legislative staff members during the four years he had been representing his Los Angeles County district.