Source: CNN
“President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a settlement agreement that included a confidentiality clause, according to Hegseth’s attorney. Attorney Timothy Parlatore said Hegseth denies assaulting the woman and has characterized the October 2017 incident in Monterey, California as a ‘consensual sexual encounter.’ … Hegseth has not been charged in any criminal case or named as a defendant in any civil lawsuit in connection with the incident.” (11/17/24)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/politics/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-settlement-agreement/index.html