"Lonna Drewes told a harrowing story of allegedly being drugged, raped and choked by the former congressman in 2018. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the agency has opened an investigation after Drewes' accusations."
"Sheriff Robert Luna says his Special Victims detectives may soon sit down with the former congressman. 'They're going to make sure that they thoroughly investigate all the allegations that are being made,' Luna told ABC7."
"Swalwell's resignation removes him from the jurisdiction of the House Ethics Committee. The ranking Democrat on the committee, California Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, distanced himself from Swalwell on Thursday."
The Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into sexual assault allegations against former Rep. Eric Swalwell. Multiple women have accused him of sexual misconduct, which Swalwell denies but admits to having made mistakes in judgment. Following the allegations, he resigned from Congress and withdrew from the gubernatorial race. One accuser, Lonna Drewes, detailed a traumatic incident involving Swalwell in 2018. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is also investigating, and the case has prompted further scrutiny of sexual misconduct in Congress.
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