April 14 (UPI) -- A day after former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced his resignation from Congress while facing sexual assault and misconduct allegations, a woman came forward Tuesday to accuse him of another sexual assault in 2018.
Lonna Drewes, of Beverly Hills, Calif., said that Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her until she lost consciousness while they were in a California hotel room.
"I thought I died," she said at a news conference with her attorneys, NBC News reported.
Swalwell has not responded to this allegation, which comes after multiple allegations of sexual assault from other women, including a former staff member. In the past several days, he has dropped out of the California governor's race and resigned from the House of Representatives, in which he'd served since 2013.
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