On October 26, 2022, Herbster and Slama filed a request for the court to dismiss the case with prejudice—meaning the claims could not be refiled—and District Judge Rick A. Schreiner did so on October 27. Slama's attorney issued the following joint statement for both parties: "The Parties have dismissed their litigation against each other and will make no further statement on the matter." According to the Nebraska Examiner and Omaha World-Herald, neither side provided information about whether there was a settlement. To view Herbster's lawsuit and read statements from Herbster and Slama's representatives, . To view Slama's countersuit, .

On April 14, 2022, the Nebraska Examiner's Aaron Sanderford reported that Slama and seven other women said that Herbster had sexually assaulted them between 2017 and 2022. According to Sanderford, "Slama confirmed that as she walked by Herbster, he reached up her skirt, without her consent, and touched her inappropriately. ... [Six women] said Herbster groped them on their buttocks, outside of their clothes, during political events or beauty pageants. ... A seventh woman said Herbster once cornered her privately and kissed her forcibly." Sanderford said the Examiner corroborated each account with either at least one witness or at least one individual who was told of the alleged incident on the same day it was said to have occurred. On April 29, a second of the eight women, Elizabeth Todsen, allowed her name to be made public. Todsen said Herbster groped her at the same 2019 fundraiser at which he allegedly groped Slama. Todsen was a legislative assistant at the time. Herbster first responded to the accusations reported by the Nebraska Examiner in a statement on April 14: "These libelous accusations are 100% false. ... It's only after I've threatened the stranglehold the establishment has on this state do they stoop to lies this large. This story is a ridiculous, unfounded dirty political trick being carried out by Pete Ricketts and Jim Pillen." In response to Todsen's account, Herbster's campaign said on April 30, "Just 10 days before the Republican Primary for Governor, Charles W. Herbster’s political opponents with ties to Governor Ricketts have launched this disgusting smear attack on him. ... Charles W. Herbster has already filed legal action against one of the people named in reports and will be taking legal action against others. He will not stop fighting until his name is cleared and he is vindicated." Herbster filed a defamation lawsuit against Slama on April 22, 2022. Slama countersued Herbster for sexual battery on April 25. A hearing was held on June 14.

Democrats questioned which of Herbster's residences was his main home. Nebraska laws dictate that a governor must live in the state for five consecutive years, and Herbster owned homes in both Nebraska and Kansas. Herbster stated that his Kansas home, a newer residence valued at over $430,000, was used for business and when traveling. Vince Powers, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic party said the speculation was because Herbster's Nebraska home was only appraised at $18,000. Richardson County Assessor Pamela Vice said that the home had not been appraised in 13 years and that information was likely to be wrong. Herbster and his wife were registered to vote with the address of the Falls City home in Nebraska, but Herbster listed his Kansas home as his permanent address on a donation to the National Republican Congressional Committee.