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Lonna Drewes: Eric Swalwell Accuser Says She Was Drugged and Raped, Plans to Press Charges

Swalwell faces a new public accusation of sexual assault as the article reports that he has agreed to resign.

Lonna Drewes: Eric Swalwell Accuser Says She Was Drugged and Raped, Plans to Press Charges
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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Lonna Drewes publicly accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of drugging and raping her in 2018 and said she planned to report it to police. Swalwell has agreed to resign amid misconduct allegations and had not publicly responded to Drewes’s accusation.

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Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

U.S. representative accused of sexual assault and reported to have agreed to resign

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Drewes Alleges Swalwell Assaulted Her at West Hollywood Hotel

Lonna Drewes publicly accused Eric Swalwell of drugging and raping her during a 2018 encounter. Left-leaning outlets focus on Drewes’s accusation and her plan to report it to police. Center outlets generally pair her account with Swalwell’s denial and report official inquiries. Right-leaning outlets also report the accusation and political fallout, with some casting it as a broader scandal involving Democrats.

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