00:00My name is Lana Drews. In 2018, while I was living and working as a model in
00:08Beverly Hills, and I also owned a fashion software company, I had contact
00:16with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions after meeting him socially. He
00:24offered me connections to further my software company, and I also had an
00:31interest in local politics. He invited me to two public events. I knew he was married
00:44at the time and that his wife was pregnant. He was my friend. On the third
00:53occasion, I believe he drugged my drink. I only had one glass of wine.
01:09We were supposed to go to a political event, and he said he needed to get
01:14paperwork from his hotel room.
01:20When I arrived at his hotel room, I was already incapacitated, and I
01:25couldn't move my arms or my body. He raped me, and he choked me, and while he was
01:41choking me, I lost consciousness, and I thought I died. It had a profound impact on my
01:50mental health. I self-medicated in an unhealthy way. I did not want to live
02:01anymore. I cried all the time for years. My delay in taking action against Eric was
02:09driven by fear, not doubt, fear of his political power, his background as an
02:16attorney, and his family law enforcement ties. Immediately, we will be filing a
02:23police report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, which is the law
02:29enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over incidents that happen in West
02:34Hollywood. We will be providing all of her evidence there, including text messages,
02:41journal entries, photograph, and witness information. My name is Lana Drews. In 2018,
02:53while I was living and working as a model in Beverly Hills, and I also owned a fashion
03:00software company, I had contact with Eric Swalwell on three separate occasions after meeting
03:08him socially. He offered me connections to further my software company, and I also had an interest in local
03:20politics. He invited me to two public events. I knew he was married at the time, and that his wife
03:33was
03:34pregnant. He was my friend. On the third occasion, I believe he drugged my drink. I only had one glass
03:49of
03:54wine. He, we were supposed to go to a political event, and he said he needed to get paperwork from
04:02his hotel
04:03room. When I arrived at his hotel room, I was already incapacitated, and I couldn't move my arms or my
04:17body. He raped me. And he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness. And I thought
04:34I died. It had a profound
04:37impact on my mental health. I self-medicated in an unhealthy way. I did not want to live
04:48anymore. I cried all the time for years. My delay in taking action against Eric was driven by fear, not
04:58doubt. Fear of his
05:00his political power, his background as an attorney, and his family law enforcement ties. Immediately, we will be filing a
05:11police
05:11report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, which is the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over incidents that
05:21happened in West Hollywood. We will be providing all of her evidence there, including text messages, journal entries,
05:31photograph, and witness information.
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