"The former U.S. senator, an independent from and out bisexual woman, is facing a federal lawsuit from the ex-wife of her former bodyguard for allegedly engaging in "repeated episodes of sexual intercourse" with him while he was still married. Heather Ammel filed the lawsuit, first obtained by PEOPLE, on September 30 after permanently separating from Matthew Ammel November 2024. Matthew was hired by Sinema after retiring from the army in 2022, and remained employed until her retirement from the Senate in 2025."
"Heather alleges that shortly after Matthew was hired, the head of Sinema's security team resigned, expressing to him concerns that the senator was having sexual relations with other bodyguards. Matthew stayed, as their family needed the income, accompanying Sinema on several trips, including one a year later when she brought him to a U2 concert in Las Vegas as a "gift.""
"Sinema and Matthew often "stayed alone together" at hotels and even her private residences, according to the suit. Sinema frequently purchased him gifts, including a theragun to "work on his back" while he traveled with her for work. Heather noticed Matthew and Sinema were exchanging messages "of romantic and lascivious natures" on Signal in 2024, the suit states, one of which included an image of the senator in a towel. In June, she offered him a salaried position as a member of her staff."
A federal lawsuit filed by Heather Ammel accuses Kyrsten Sinema of engaging in repeated sexual intercourse with her former bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, while he remained married. Matthew was hired after leaving the army in 2022 and worked for Sinema until her Senate retirement in 2025. The suit alleges a security chief resigned over concerns about the senator's relations with bodyguards. The complaint describes private hotel and residence encounters, frequent gift-giving, romantic Signal messages including a photo of Sinema in a towel, an offered salaried staff position, and alleged encouragement to bring MDMA for a guided psychedelic experience followed by paid psychedelic treatment.
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