The woman at the center of the sexual assault allegations against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not appear to witnesses to be intoxicated before or after the sexual encounter, according to a police report on the incident. .
The alleged victim, referred to throughout the redacted report as “Jane Doe,” said she did not remember how she and Hegseth returned from the bar to her hotel room or the details of their tryst. Ta. The police report said she had been drinking. However, multiple witnesses who told investigating officers what they saw that night in October 2017 said Jane Doe did not appear to be intoxicated before or after the sexual encounter.
The incident happened Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa Hegseth in Monterey, California. spoke as part of a weekend conference hosted by the California Federation of Republican Women. Jane Doe claimed that Hegseth sexually assaulted her after a late night at a hotel bar, but Hegseth's lawyer said: maintained They say the encounter was consensual and the allegations amount to de facto extortion. (Related article: Scott Jennings defends Hegseth while reminding CNN Panel America that he “simply voted against the anticipated Washington nomination.”)
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According to the police report, Jane Doe said she had consumed alcohol that night, including a small amount of champagne and one drink at the hotel's bar, but that she had no recollection of drinking alcohol.
The first witness, another conference attendee who was at the afterparty and bar with Jane Doe, said he remembered seeing Jane Doe drinking “vodka,” but Jane He added that Doe just looked drunk, rather than being completely drunk. According to the police report, the first witness told police that Jane Doe was “reasonable” and did not appear “so intoxicated that she could not protect herself” at the hotel bar. Ta.
The witness also stated that Jane Doe and another unidentified woman (whom Hegseth allegedly suggested they return to the room) were flirting with Hegseth at the bar, including touching him on the arm. .
Officers reviewed available security footage from the hotel and observed Hegseth and Jane Doe coming out of the attached hotel's bar “arm in arm” and that “both had poor gait.” It wasn't stable.”
An unidentified woman who Hegseth followed at the bar before ending up with Jane Doe told police that Jane Doe did not look or act like someone who was intoxicated when they last saw each other the night the bar closed. I told the police. Witnesses added that Jane Doe acted normally the next day and did not appear hungover or otherwise unwell.
According to the police report, after Hegseth and Jane Doe left the hotel bar, at some point the two got into some kind of altercation near the hotel pool, and given the time of day the disturbance occurred, other Guests reportedly complained of noise. The man working at the front desk at the time went to the pool area to address the issue.
According to the police report, while speaking with Jane Doe and Hegseth, the front desk clerk noted that Hegseth appeared to be quite intoxicated, but that Jane Doe was “not drunk and was standing alone. It was very consistent.” The front desk clerk said Jane Doe then placed her hand and arm on Hegseth's back and led him away from the scene.
Hegseth told police he had no recollection of any altercation or fight with anyone by the hotel pool, the report said.
Notably, Jane Doe's husband and children were also staying at the same hotel that weekend, and he and Jane Doe exchanged text messages that night, according to the police report. Eventually, he became worried about his wife and searched the hotel grounds for her, but couldn't find her.
Police said that around 4 a.m., Jane Doe returned to the hotel room where she was staying with her husband, entered the room, and then claimed to police that she did not remember how she got back. Report. When Jane Doe told her husband that she had accidentally fallen asleep in the wrong place, he noticed she was “not having trouble walking and had slurred speech,” she said.
Jane Doe and her husband had sex on the Monday after a weekend meeting. That sparked Jane Doe's memory, she said, of her encounter with Hegseth and ultimately led her to undergo a sexual assault test.
Mr. Hegseth told police that the encounter was completely consensual and that he continued to communicate with Jane Doe throughout to ensure that her consent remained. Although he did not provide specifics, Hegseth told police that he saw “early signs of remorse” from Jane Doe shortly after they had sex.
Ultimately, Hegseth and Jane Doe reached an out-of-court settlement with Hegseth's attorney in 2020. states Hegseth said he chose to settle because he feared his career at Fox News would be ruined if the allegations became public.
Trump administration transition team reportedly They were “blindsided” by the allegations against Hegseth when they first heard about them after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate him to lead the Pentagon. on the other hand, company media have amplified of graphic detail The police report has been included since it was released Wednesday, but it is unclear whether the situation will affect his ability to be confirmed by the Senate's Republican majority.
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