Hegseth paid $50k to sexual assault accuser as part of confidentiality agreement

Higseth House She revealed to the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $ 50,000 to the woman He accused him of sexual assault.
Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Ministry of Defense shared the details of his settlement with the accused, whose name was not revealed in a letter obtained by CNN. A The police report was issued earlier this year The allegations made it clear from 2017 in detail. The 30 -year -old was an employee of a republican group in California. The defendant Higseth said that she met the former Fox News host when he was a major speaker at the Republican Women Conference. The woman, who did not reveal her name, said that her memory became “mysterious” after drinking a drink, but she remembered the saying “No” a lot. Higseth admitted sex with an unidentified woman, but confirmed that their meeting was mutual.
Higseth’s settlement with his accused was a general knowledge since November when the Washington Post revealed. Higseth’s lawyer told the perpetrator that his client reached an agreement with women to avoid the potential “blackmail”.
“Higseth felt strongly that he was a victim of extortion and innocent side effects in a lie that the complainant was holding her to maintain her healthy marriage,” said lawyer Timothy Parrater.
Parlatore took the same craft with CNN after discovering the amount of the settlement, saying that the case was based on “false claims” and a settlement was reached for time.
“As we said from the beginning, these were false allegations that we settled for the value of the inconvenience, much less than it would cost the defense,” Paraturor told the CNN.
The alleged and rewarding sexual behavior in Higseth is some of the most dangerous charges against it, although the Critics of the Senate referred to a number of other shortcomings. Higseth’s mother wrote In an email 2018, he misused “many women” “in some way”. It is later Her allegations declined On Fox News. Higseth’s former sister claimed that the vet has abused the treatment of his ex -wife to the extent that she She is afraid of her safety.
Higseth Former co -workers In the Organization for the Advocacy of the Old Warmers, he says it was Sugar constantly A hostile work environment has strengthened, allegations indicate that the members of the Republican Senators Lisa Morakovsky and Susan Collins indicate the statements. Announcing their opposition To confirm it.
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