Throughout a prayer name hosted Tuesday by the Republican Nationwide Committee and co-chair Lara Trump, Pete Hegseth declared that “the battle is simply starting,” amid revelations of a 2017 sexual assault allegation.
Following president-elect Donald Trump‘s announcement that he had chosen the Fox Information host to function his secretary of protection, public information surfaced indicating that Hegseth was investigated over an alleged sexual assault in Monterey, California.
As Hegseth’s spouse sat subsequent to him on Tuesday, the Military veteran requested these listening to hope for the president-elect, incoming first woman Melania Trump, and their household, in response to CNN. “I do know in our household, we take that point to carry them up in prayer,” he added, noting the “outpouring of help” was the “purpose why we are able to endure the assaults and the onslaughts.”
Final week, the Metropolis of Monterey confirmed {that a} police report had been made involving Hegseth. The data supplied indicated that town’s police division had “investigated an alleged sexual assault,” which came about across the early morning hours of Oct. 8, 2017, at 1 Outdated Golf Course Street.
The information request famous that the unnamed sufferer reported “contusions to [the] proper thigh,” and that no weapons have been concerned.
Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung informed Vainness Honest that Hegseth “has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no prices have been filed.”
CNN beforehand reported that in response to Hegseth’s legal professional, Hegseth paid a girl who accused him of sexual assault in a settlement settlement that included a confidentiality clause. His lawyer stated Hegseth denied the assault and referred to as the 2017 incident a “consensual sexual encounter.”
Trump’s Pentagon choose has not been charged in any prison case in reference to the incident, per the outlet.
The president-elect’s determination to appoint the longtime Fox Information host to move the Division of Protection has simply been one in a troubling sample of selecting MAGA loyalists and ideological extremism to employees the White Home and his Cupboard.
