New Sexual Assault Allegation Details Against Pete Hegseth Emerge: Here’s What To Know As Trump Defends Defense Secretary Nominee

New details emerged over the weekend about a 2017 sexual assault allegation against President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Fox News host Pete Hegseth—and while Hegseth has admitted through his lawyer to paying his accuser in a settlement, he vehemently denies the allegations, and Trump is reportedly standing by him.

A woman, who has not been identified in media reports, accused Hegseth of sexually assaulting her on Oct. 7, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa, where Hegseth was speaking at a California Federation of Republican Women event the accuser allegedly attended, The Washington Post and New York Times reported.