Swalwell Accuser: He Raped Me, He Choked Me, “I Thought I Died”
At a press conference in Beverly Hills, Lonna Drewes told a harrowing story of allegedly being drugged, raped and choked by outgoing Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). According to ABC News, Drewes says she was a model and owned a fashion software company when she met Congressman Eric Swalwell in 2018. “When I arrived at his hotel room, I was already incapacitated and I couldn’t move my arms or my body. He raped me. He choked me and while he was choking me, I lost consciousness and I thought I died. I did not consent to any sexual activity, although I did not undergo a rape kit,” Drewes said.
LONNA DREWES: In 2018, while I was living and working as a model in Beverly Hills and I also owned a fashion software company, I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions after meeting him socially. He offered me connections to further my software company and I also had an interest in local politics. He invited me to two public events. I knew he was married at the time and that his wife was pregnant. He was my friend. On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink. 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 I couldn’t move my arms or my body. He raped me. He choked me and while he was choking me, I lost consciousness and I thought I died. I did not consent to any sexual activity, although I did not undergo a rape kit. At the time, I disclosed the assault to the people closest to me. I also recorded these events in my handwritten calendar. The assault and its impact were later documented during my therapy sessions at a sexual assault center in Connecticut. It had a profound impact on my mental health.
