The woman at the center of sexual assault allegations against Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth did not appear to witnesses to be intoxicated before or after their sexual encounter, according to the police report on the incident.

The alleged victim, referred to throughout the redacted report as “Jane Doe,” said she did not remember the details of how she got back from a bar to a hotel room with Hegseth or much of their tryst, perhaps because she had been drugged or drinking, the police report said. However, several witnesses who described what they saw that October 2017 night to investigating officers said Jane Doe did not appear drunk before or after the sexual encounter.

The incident occurred at Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa in Monterey, California, where Hegseth radius as part of a weekend conference hosted by the California Federation of Republican Women. While Jane Doe alleged that Hegseth sexually assaulted her after a night at the hotel bar, Hegseth’s attorney maintained that the meeting was consensual and that the allegations constitute de facto blackmail.

Hegseth police report by Nick Pape on Scribd

Jane Doe said she had consumed alcohol that evening, including a small amount of champagne and a drink at a bar attached to the hotel, and did not remember drinking any alcohol, according to the police report.

An early witness, another conference attendee who was at the afterparty and bar with Jane Doe, said she remembered seeing Jane Doe drinking “vodka,” but added that Jane Doe seemed only drunk rather than completely drunk. The first witness told police that Jane Doe seemed “coherent” to him and not “so intoxicated that she could no longer take care of her own safety” at the hotel bar, according to the police report.

That witness also said Jane Doe and another unidentified woman — who Hegseth allegedly asked to go back to his room — were flirting with Hegseth at the bar by touching his arm.

A police officer reviewed available hotel security footage and observed Hegseth and Jane Doe exiting the adjoining hotel bar “with their arms locked together” and noted that “both did not have an unsteady gait.” .

The unidentified woman whom Hegseth chased to the bar before meeting up with Jane Doe told police that Jane Doe did not look or act like someone who was intoxicated when they met for the last time that night after the bar closed. The witness added that Jane Doe behaved normally the next day and did not act like she was hungover or out of sorts.

At one point, after Hegseth and Jane Doe left the hotel bar, the two men got into an argument near the hotel pool, prompting other guests to file noise complaints given the time of night the commotion occurred, according to the police report. The man working the front desk at the time went to the pool to resolve the issue.

While speaking with Jane Doe and Hegseth, the receptionist noted that Hegseth appeared rather intoxicated, while Jane Doe was “not drunk, was standing alone and was very coherent,” according to the police report. The receptionist said Jane Doe then placed her hand and arm on Hegseth’s back and escorted him away from the scene.

Hegseth told police he did not remember any arguments at the hotel pool or being belligerent with anyone, according to the report.

Notably, Jane Doe’s husband and children were also staying at the same hotel that weekend, and he and Jane Doe were exchanging text messages that night, according to the police report. He eventually became worried about his wife and went looking for her in the hotel grounds, but was unable to find her.

Subsequently, around 4 a.m., Jane Doe returned to the hotel room where she was staying with her husband and entered, later telling police that she did not remember how she got home , according to police. report. Jane Doe told her husband that she had accidentally fallen asleep elsewhere, and her husband noticed that she “had no difficulty walking and she had no difficulty speaking.”

Jane Doe and her husband had sex the Monday after the weekend conference, which Jane Doe said reminded her of the encounter with Hegseth and ultimately prompted her to take an examination for sexual assault.

Hegseth told police the encounter was completely consensual and that he maintained dialogue with Jane Doe throughout to ensure her consent had not changed. Without elaborating, Hegseth told police he saw “the first signs of regret” on Jane Doe’s part shortly after they finished having sex.

Ultimately, Hegseth and Jane Doe settled out of court in 2020, with Hegseth’s attorney. declaring which Hegseth chose to settle because he feared the allegations would ruin his career at Fox News if they became public.

Trump’s transition team was would have “blindsided” by the allegations against Hegseth when they first heard about them after President-elect Donald Trump announced Hegseth as his choice to lead the Pentagon. While the business media has amplified THE chart details contained in the police report since it was made public Wednesday, it is unclear whether the situation will affect his ability to be confirmed by the Republican majority in the Senate.