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Posted on 04/14/2026 10:33:17 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
A woman named Lonna Drewes accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of drugging and raping her during a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, adding to the weighty allegations of sexual misconduct against the California Democrat.
Drewes told reporters she met Swalwell in 2018 while working as a model in Beverly Hills. She said she owned a “fashion software company” at the time and that Swalwell offered to help her with connections.
Drewes said they met two times socially and that she believed “he was my friend.” On the third occasion, she said he sexually assaulted her in a hotel room.
“I believe he drugged my drink,” Drewes said. “I only had one glass of wine. We were supposed to go to a political event and he said he needed to get paperwork from his hotel room. When I arrived at his hotel room I was already incapacitated and couldn’t move my arms or my body.”
She continued, “He raped me and he choked me. And while he was choking me I lost consciousness and I thought I died.”
Drewes said she did not undergo a rape kit after the alleged assault, but that she disclosed it to the people closest to her. She said she documented the effects of the rape in a journal and discussed it with sexual assault therapy group in Connecticut.
The Oregon native said she knew Swalwell was married and had a pregnant wife at the time, and that she also had a boyfriend — two reasons why she said she would never consensually sleep with the lawmaker. Drewes said the alleged rape wrecked her life.
“It had a profound impact on my mental health. I self-medicated in an unhealthy way,” Drewes said. “I did not want to live anymore. I cried all the time for years.”
Drewes told reporters she will be filing a report on the alleged rape with police “shortly” after the press conference.
Her press conference comes after another woman who was a former staffer accused Swalwell of raping her twice in a report from the San Francisco Chronicle on April 10. The woman in the Chronicle report said Swalwell raped her in 2019 and later in 2024 in a New York City hotel room. The Manhattan Defense Attorney’s office announced on April 11 it was launching an investigation into the alleged NYC assault.
Several other women accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct in a CNN report on April 10. CNN anchor Pamela Brown interviewed one of those women on Tuesday, with the woman claiming Swalwell sent her unsolicited pictures of his genitals.
Drewes was flanked by her attorney Lisa Bloom while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
Swalwell announced on Monday night he was resigning from Congress following the accusations. He also ditched his campaign to succeed Gavin Newsom (D) as California’s next governor. Swalwell has denied any wrongdoing.
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Last I heard the slug ‘plans’ on resigning. No date is set yet. Make it hurt.
She delayed going to the police because her lawyer advised her the pictures would be used to make the judge drop the case down to small claims court.
Why am I not surprised? With all of the evil things he stands for, it makes sense. The media HAD to know some of this and have covered it up. Why reveal/report it now? Huh?
And this scum bag never told his chinese girl friend any of America’s secrets.
A criminal conviction would likely be enough to lose his congressional pension.
She continued, “He raped me and he choked me. And while he was choking me I lost consciousness and I thought I died.” Eric sure has a way with the ladies.
A couple of fictional detective show episodes said there are new, advanced rape drugs that make the old date rape ones look tame. And are a step ahead of the tracing labs for law enforcement to identify.
So sad for women today who want to find someone and also dodge the dangers.
Ya know what else was going on in 2018, Brett Kavanaugh..and you had this piece of human scum Swalwell on TV everyday demanding justice for his “Victims” and going on and on about believing all women meanwhile he was raping other women..and according to Congresswoman Luna, the woman who taped that sex orgy, the one that Ruben Gallegos was involved in(And hes the next to fall) was UNDERAGE at the time..so Swalwell, screaming about Epstein, is a pedo HIMSELF
Steyer is buying the election in California, ironic that the left hates billionaires but not this particular billionaire
He needs to GO!
You just had to know it would be Lisa Bloom, daughter of Gloria Allred,who would be the lawyer that slithered out for this case. It doesn’t get the sleaze any wiggle room, he’s going to be a rape victim soon maybe.
I don’t see anyone talking about the fact that the CCP knew of Swalwell’s sleezyness so they sent in the honeypot Fang Fang. WHILE the whole was on top intelligence committes!
He’s resigning to avoid a House ethics investigation. Evidence and testimony uncovered by the investigation could be used against him in criminal and civil court proceedings.
The purview of the House Ethics Committee is limited to sitting members of congress. It’s possible ‘plans’ to resign is a rope a dope strategy to get the investigation canceled.
Yep, he’ll slither away quietly, and get some job as a professor, or a lobbyist somewhere.
He really gets around.
“A criminal conviction would likely be enough to lose his congressional pension.”
Well, former CONgress critter Grifter Jackson Junior got (maybe still gets) an $8,000 month federal disability (bipolar) pension despite being a convicted felon. So there’s that.
Man they are coming down on this Swallwell fellow so hard that you would think Trump had nominated him to the Supreme Court.
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