In 2017, a woman accused the Fox News anchor of sexually assaulting her at a conference in Monterey, California
A police report on Pete Hegseth’s alleged sexual assault of a woman in 2017 was released on Wednesday, providing details into allegations that could derail the Fox News host’s Senate confirmation.
The Monterey Police Department released the 24-page report to news organization Mediaite after initially denying to do so, explaining that Hegseth’s request for a copy in 2021 waived its obligation to keep it under wraps.
The alleged assault took place during a Republican women’s conference during which Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was a keynote speaker. In his statement to police, Hegseth said he did have sex with the accuser and corroborated details from her account, but characterized the encounter as consensual.
The woman who made the accusation, referred to as “Jane Doe” throughout the report, sought a rape test days after the encounter.
Hegseth’s alleged victim said she had a drink at a sports bar attached to the hotel before “things got fuzzy,” telling a nurse who administered her sexual assault test that she suspected something was slipped into her drink.
She said she didn’t recall Hegseth leading her to his hotel room, but she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot,” and recalled the Fox News host taking her phone from her and blocking her path to the door with his body.
