“Jane Doe remembered she had her phone and Hegseth asked who Jane Doe was texting. Hegseth took his phone from his hand. Jane Doe said she got up and tried to leave the room, but Hegseth blocked the door with his body. Jane Doe remembered saying “no” a lot. Jane Doe said she didn’t remember much else.
“Jane Doe’s next memory was that she was on a bed or couch and Hegseth was on top of her. Hegseth’s military dog tags were above his face. […] Jane Doe said she saw Hegseth completely naked during this incident. Jane Doe then remembered that Hegseth had ejaculated on her stomach. Hegseth threw him a towel and asked, “Are you okay?” »
Those two paragraphs are found in a 22-page police report that the city of Monterey released Wednesday evening following Freedom of Information requests from several media outlets. This report concerns an accusation of sexual assault against Fox News host Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon. It cites police interviews with the alleged victim, a nurse who treated her, a hotel staff member, another woman at the event and Hegseth.
Hegseth has denied the sexual assault charge, calling his sexual encounter with Jane Doe “consensual” in a room at the Monterey hotel where he spoke earlier in the day to a group of California Republican women. in October 2017. After their investigation, police referred the case to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. No charges have been filed.
But the details of the report are likely to complicate Hegseth’s confirmation. In 2017, the latter told police that he was at most “buzzed” on the evening of the alleged sexual assault after drinking a few beers at the hotel bar. This version contradicts a recent statement by Hegseth’s lawyer that Hegseth was “visibly intoxicated” and that the alleged victim was in fact the attacker in this case.
The police report also indicates that Jane Doe, then 30 years old, had complained to Hegseth during the evening about the way he treated women after seeing him put his hand on the knee of a woman. another woman. The document states that the woman told a nurse that she suspected “something had been slipped” into one of her drinks during an evening where she said she drank “much more” than normal.
Jane Doe, who is not identified in the report, went to the hospital four days after the incident, requesting an examination for sexual assault. The nurse who treated her later reported the matter to the police, as required by law. In 2020, Hegseth paid an unspecified amount to the woman after she threatened to make the matter public, according to the Fox News host’s lawyer. The latter allegedly made the woman sign a confidentiality agreement because he feared that publicity surrounding his allegations would lead to his dismissal from Fox News.
Four years later, it remains unclear whether the publicity surrounding the affair will prevent Hegseth from becoming secretary of defense. The former National Guard major will meet with Republican senators this Thursday.
(Photo Fox News)
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