Police records reveal new details about #SexualAssault allegation against #PeteHegseth
The incident has roiled #Trump’s transition team since the former president announced the #FoxNews host #Hegseth as his nominee for #defense secretary.
#criminal #law #NationalSecurity #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/21/pete-hegseth-monterey-police-report/
An ER nurse contacted police in 2017 after treating a woman who said that while drinking w/colleagues after a political gathering several nights earlier she may have been #drugged & then sexually assaulted by a man she identified as #PeteHegseth, acc/to records released late Wed by Monterey PD.
A lawyer for #Hegseth, #Trump’s nom to be #defense sec, said the encounter was consensual. Authorities declined to bring charges in the case. Hegseth paid the woman an undisclosed sum as part of a NDA.
The documents offer the most detailed account yet of the steps police took to investigate #Hegseth as part of an incident that has been roiling #Trump’s team since announcing the fmr #Fox host was his pick to run the #military.
#law #SexualAssault #rape #crime #ViolenceAgainstWomen #NationalSecurity
@Nonilex the video showing the woman publicly walking arm locked with the man and smiling is not good for the accusation.
Unless accusation comes with new facts, it is an easy dismissal.
