Police report reveals new details about Pete Hegseth assault claim

A newly released police report from 2017 alleges that Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and nominee for secretary of defense, blocked the woman who accused him of sexual assault from leaving the hotel room and took her phone before the encounter that he denies was anything but consensual.

Hegseth, 44, who President-elect Donald Trump selected to be the next defense secretary, told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied wrongdoing. The identity of the alleged victim has not been released publicly.