(KMJ) Another woman accusing troubled politician Eric Swalwell of sexual abuse has come forward.
At a press conference Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Lonna Drewes claimed that the former Congressman and Gubernatorial candidate drugged her drink and raped her in 2018.
“He raped me and he choked me and I lost consciousness and I thought I died”, Drewes said to the gaggle of press alongside her attorney Lisa Bloom.
In a video post last Friday, Swalwell denied all of the accusations. He recorded the video at the home of billionaire, and now former friend Steve Cloobeck.
Cloobeck, who had endorsed and donated heavily to Swalwell’s campaign, told Fox 11 Los Angeles that his ex-political pal had “busted the trust, now get the f*ck out of here!”
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Drewes is the fifth woman to come forward in recent days with allegations of sexual abuse by the married father of three.
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The seven-term Congressman, who officially stepped down Tuesday afternoon, had been seen as one of the leading candidates in California’s gubernatorial race before dropping out Sunday.
“I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell said on social media. “I will fight the serious false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.”
