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LA authorities dramatically raise stakes in investigation of alleged Swalwell rape at West Hollywood hotel

Nypost · · 434 words · By Ben Chapman
Political accountability Sexual Assault Investigations
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“The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has already assigned a prosecuting attorney to aid in the criminal investigation of a bombshell rape claim against disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Los Angeles District Attorney's office assigned a prosecutor to the investigation. The claim is supported by three independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official who serves as the City of Los Angeles' government's lawyer and as a criminal prosecutor for misdemeanor offenses only. The City Attorney is electe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is in charge of the office that prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes that occur within Los Angeles County, California, United States. The current distr…
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“LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the rare move after Lonna Drewes, 50, on Tuesday accused Swalwell of drugging, choking and raping her at a West Hollywood hotel in 2018.”
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Three web search results confirm Lonna Drewes accused Eric Swalwell of drugging, choking, and raping her in 2018 at a West Hollywood hotel. The claim is supported by multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — EricSwalwell(D-CA) accuserLonnaDrewesalleges in press conference thatSwalwelldruggedandrapedherin 2018,chokingherto the pointof...
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web search NEUTRAL — LonnaDrewsrecounted howEricSwalwelldruggedandrapedherin 2018andchokedherto the pointofunconsciousness inaWestHollywoodhotelroom.
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web search NEUTRAL — EricSwalwellsaid she believed the California Democrat druggedherbeforechokingandrapingherinaWestHollywoodhotelroom in 2018.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/eric-swalwell-accuser-rape-c…
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“Drewes delivered evidence to the West Hollywood sheriff’s station shortly after giving a press conference to announce the allegations, saying she has damning texts, photographs and journal entries that will prove the claims.”
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Three web search results confirm Lonna Drewes delivered evidence (texts, photos, journal entries) to the West Hollywood sheriff's station. The claim is supported by multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — A woman has accused former US Congressman Eric Swalwell of drugging and raping her in 2018, allegations he denies.LonnaDrewessaid she had believed she was friends with Swalwell before the alleged inci…
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web search NEUTRAL — Drewessaid she will escalate the claims to the Los AngelesSheriff'sDepartment withevidenceincludingtexts,photographsandjournalentriesfrom the time.
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“Representatives for LA Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed that deputies are investigating the claims.”
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“Hochman’s office on Wednesday confirmed to The Post that it is already working with the LA Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau on the case.”
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“When and if a case is presented, seasoned prosecutors will review the facts and evidence to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for charges to be filed.”
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“Drewes claims that Eric Swalwell drugged and raped her at the Montrose West Hollywood hotel on July 18, 2018.”
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“Drewes claims that Eric Swalwell told her he needed to get paperwork from his hotel room, and she arrived at his room already incapacitated, leading to the alleged rape and choking.”
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“Four other women, including a former staffer, have alleged that Eric Swalwell raped them.”
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“Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress and withdrew from the California governor’s race following the allegations of rape against him.”
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