A new accuser of Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday tearfully accused that she believed the fallen Democratic lawmaker from California had drugged her before choking and raping her in a hotel room in the state six years ago.
The woman, Lonna Drewes, spoke at a press conference in Los Angeles, where her high-powered attorney, Lisa Bloom, said she would be filing a police report detailing the accusations against Swalwell, who has repeatedly denied any criminal wrongdoing.
“He invited me to two public events. I knew he was married at the time and that his wife was pregnant,” Drewes told reporters. “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 [Swalwell] said he needed to get paperwork from his hotel room,” Drewes said.
“When I arrived at his hotel room, I was already incapacitated, and I couldn’t move my arms or my body,” Drewes said of the incident in West Hollywood.
