A fifth woman, Lonna Drewes, has accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of sexual assault. From the video:
In 2018 while I was living and working as a model in Beverly Hills, and I also owned a fashion software company, I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions. After meeting him socially, he offered me connections to further my software company, and I also had an interest in local politics.He invited me to two public events. I knew he was married and that his wife was pregnant. He was my friend.On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink. I only had one glass of wine. We were supposed to go to a political event, and he said he needed to get paperwork from his hotel room.When I arrived at his hotel room, I was already incapacitated, and I couldn’t move my arms or my body.He raped me. And he choked me.And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness. And I thought I died.I did not consent to any sexual activity.Although I did not undergo a rape kit at the time, I disclosed the assaut to the people closest to me. I also recorded these events in my handwritten calendar.The assault and its impact were later documented during my therapy sessions at a sexual assault center.
From Fox News:
“He raped me. And he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness. And I thought I died,” Lonna Drewes said Tuesday, while describing an incident that she alleged took place in Swalwell’s hotel room in 2018.Drewes said she was working as a model and software engineer in Beverly Hills when she met Swalwell and continued to stay in contact socially. When meeting him the third time, Drewes alleged that Swalwell drugged her drink and proceeded to rape her in his hotel room.Drewes came forward after four women alleged Swalwell committed sexual misconduct and rape, including at least one incident involving a former staffer, as reported by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Drewes’s press conference comes a day after Swalwell said he plans to resign from Congress.
Swalwell apologized to his “family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment” in his past without specifics.
The Democrat already suspended his California gubernatorial campaign due to the numerous sexual assault and misconduct allegations.
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