Pete Hegseth blocked woman from leaving room and sexually assaulted her after she said no, accuser claims in police report

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Graphic details about a sexual assault allegation against Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth have come to light in a newly-released police report. The woman, referred to throughout the 22-page report as Jane Doe, also told police she remembered saying “‘no’ a lot” to Hegseth during the alleged assault which took place after a Republican women’s conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Monterey, California, on October 8 2017. Doe noted that women “thought Hegseth was ‘dreamy,’” and asked for photos with him, whereas she thought he was “giving off a ‘creeper’ vibe.” After the event, the woman, whose husband was at the event, and others attended an afterparty in a hotel suite where she said she confronted Hegseth, telling him that she “did not appreciate how he treated women,” the police report states. Doe remembered saying ‘no’ a lot.” Her next memory was when she was on the bed or couch and “Hegseth was over her,” barechested, his dog tags “hovering over her face,” the report said.