<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A 5th woman on Tuesday accused disgraced Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell of sexual assault, alleging the lawmaker drugged her drink and raped her in Southern California. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Lonna Drewes, a model who also owned a fashion software company in Beverly Hills, explained at a Tuesday press conference with her attorneys that she had contact with Swalwell in 2018 on three separate occasions. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“I knew he was married at the time and that his wife was pregnant. He was my friend,&#8221; Drewes said. “On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">During their third meeting, Drewes said she only had one glass of wine. She went with Swalwell to his hotel room for &#8220;paperwork&#8221; he claimed to need — and by the time they arrived at his hotel room, she had become incapacitated and unable to move her body.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“He raped me, and he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness,&#8221; Drewes said at the press conference. “And I thought I died. I did not consent to any sexual activity.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Drewes said she did not immediately seek a rape kit but documented the alleged assault in her handwritten calendar and later discussed it during therapy sessions at a sexual assault center in Connecticut.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“My delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not doubt. Fear of his political power, his background as an attorney, and his family law enforcement ties,&#8221; </span>Drewes said, adding that she will soon be making a formal report to law enforcement.</p>
<p>Swalwell&#8217;s attorney, Sara Azari, said the former congressman &#8220;categorically and unequivocally denies&#8221; all allegations of sexual misconduct.</p>
<p>&#8220;These accusations are false, fabricated, and deeply offensive – a calculated and transparent political hit job designed to destroy the reputation of a man who has spent twenty years in public service,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/azarilaw/status/2044144837113344170?s=20">Azaria said in a statement. </a></p>
<p>&#8220;We are confident the truth will prevail, and we will pursue every available legal remedy against those responsible for orchestrating this reprehensible campaign of lies,&#8221; she added.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="qme"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EricSwalwell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EricSwalwell</a> <a href="https://t.co/5MlEKU0rfo">pic.twitter.com/5MlEKU0rfo</a></p>
<p>— Sara Azari (@azarilaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/azarilaw/status/2044144837113344170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Lisa Bloom, the attorney for Lonna Drewes, says that three other women have reached out to her since she announced a press conference yesterday.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">“Justice now are the criminal investigations,” Bloom said. “Losing one’s job is not a sufficient consequence for these types of allegations.”</span></p>
<p>Bloom called Swalwell&#8217;s response to the sexual assault allegations a &#8220;slap in the face to the victims.&#8221;</p>
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<p data-start="0" data-end="95">“Your recent statement that you’re ‘just not perfect,’ you&#8217;re not a saint, is just blather and spin. Stop it,&#8221; Bloom said. &#8220;Own your behavior.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: Attorney Lisa Bloom rips Eric Swalwell while sitting beside one of the disgraced congressman&#8217;s alleged victims, calling the Democrat&#8217;s recent statement about the sexual misconduct accusations levied against him a &#8220;slap in the face to the victims.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/bqMHTTpHSB">pic.twitter.com/bqMHTTpHSB</a></p>
<p>— Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/2044097867250291116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
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