Eric Swalwell Victim Says He Drugged And Raped Her | EUROtoday

A California girl accused former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) of drugging, raping and choking her in 2018 — including to the rising listing of ladies who’ve accused the politician of sexual assault and misconduct.

Attorney Lisa Bloom, together with the lady, Lonna Drewes, hosted a press convention on Tuesday by which Drewes detailed her allegations. Drewes informed reporters that she met Swalwell on three events as a result of he provided to make use of his connections in Silicon Valley to help her trend software program firm. She mentioned the primary two occasions she met him had been at public occasions.

On the third event, Drewes mentioned they had been imagined to go to a political occasion, however Swalwell mentioned he wanted to first decide up paperwork from his lodge room. She believes Swalwell drugged her as a result of when she arrived at his lodge room after having only one glass of wine, she was “already incapacitated” and couldn’t transfer her arms or physique.

“He raped me and he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness, and I thought I died,” Drewes mentioned, wanting visibly shaken. “I did not consent to any sexual activity.”

An lawyer for Swalwell didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for touch upon this most up-to-date allegation. Previously, Swalwell apologized for his previous “mistakes in judgement” however denied all allegations of sexual assault and misconduct as “flat false” in a video posted to social media.

Bloom described Swalwell’s statements as a “slap in the face to the victims,” telling reporters that she and Drewes deliberate to file a police report with the Los Angeles County sheriff’s workplace straight after the press convention. They hope the workplace will pursue legal fees towards Swalwell and mentioned they’ll cooperate with Manhattan’s district lawyer’s workplace, which lately introduced it opened an investigation into Swalwell for comparable allegations.

Drewes mentioned she didn’t get a rape equipment however, on the time, informed individuals near her in regards to the alleged rape.

“My delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not doubt. Fear of his political power, his background as an attorney and his family law enforcement ties,” she mentioned.

“I have never doubted what happened,” Drewes added. “I stand with the other women who have come forward, and I will be making a report to law enforcement shortly with my attorneys.”

Bloom mentioned that at the least three different ladies have reached out to her about Swalwell, and she or he inspired others to return ahead.

“Lonna deserves what all women deserve: autonomy over her own body,” Bloom mentioned. “Every minute of every hour of every day of her life, her body is hers to control. No man, no matter his position of power or station in life, ever has the right to make that decision for her.”

Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race and resigned from Congress following at the least 4 different allegations of sexual assault and several other extra of sexual misconduct.

Need assist? Visit RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Online Hotline or the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s web site.