A girl instructed police she was sexually assaulted by a person she recognized as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s alternative for protection secretary, in response to official data of a police investigation launched in California on Wednesday evening.
The paperwork launched by the Monterey Police Department say that the girl, recognized solely as “Jane Doe,” met Hegseth at an occasion at a resort in Monterey, the place he was talking, in 2017. Hegseth was not charged and he denies any wrongdoing.
The allegations emerged final weekend, when Hegseth confirmed he had paid an undisclosed quantity as a part of a settlement together with his accuser.
In a press release Thursday, Hegseth’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, instructed NBC News that the police report “confirms what I’ve stated all alongside, that the incident was totally investigated and police discovered the allegation to be false, which is why no costs have been filed.”
In a press release Sunday, Parlatore stated “eyewitness and video proof confirms that she was the aggressor, and years later, she extorted Mr. Hegseth for cash.”
The Trump transition staff didn’t instantly reply to NBC News’ request for remark.
Hegseth, a former Fox News anchor, is considered one of three high-profile picks to hitch Trump’s new Cabinet who’ve confronted critical allegations of sexual impropriety.
The report stated the unidentified lady, who later went to a hospital for a sexual assault examination, confronted Hegseth on the occasion as a result of “she didn’t recognize how he handled girls,” the report stated.
The lady stated she was ingesting a “small quantity of Champagne” at an after-party however did not bear in mind having any “exhausting alcohol.” She and a bunch of different girls went to a bar connected to the resort, the place she had extra drinks, whereas Hegseth was allegedly additionally current.
“That’s the place issues acquired fuzzy,” she instructed police. She texted a pal that she had consumed extra alcohol than regular through the day, the report stated. The lady believed some type of drug was slipped into her drink.
When she left the bar, Hegseth adopted her, the report stated — she assumed due to their earlier argument — and he or she instructed police she remembered Hegseth saying he was a “good man.”
The lady then discovered herself in an unknown room. She instructed police that Hegseth requested whom she was texting and took her cellphone from her, earlier than bodily blocking her try to go away the room. “JANE DOE remembered saying ‘no’ so much,” the report stated.
“JANE DOE’s subsequent reminiscence was when she was on a mattress or a sofa and HEGSETH was over her,” the report stated. She stated that his canine tags have been hovering over her face and that he was bare-chested.
She instructed police he ejaculated onto her abdomen, earlier than throwing her a towel and asking “Are you OK?” The lady stated she doesn’t bear in mind how she acquired again to her room and that the alleged encounter with Hegseth did not daybreak on her till she had returned residence. Four days later, she went to the hospital for an examination, the report stated.
Hegseth instructed police after the occasion that he had intercourse with the girl however it was consensual and that he made certain she was comfy with what was happening. He stated he had not deliberate to provoke intercourse together with her and that afterwards she confirmed “early indicators of remorse,” though he didn’t elaborate on what these indicators have been.