A woman named Lonna Drewes has come forward at a Beverly Hills press conference to accuse US Congressman Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2018, saying she lost consciousness after he choked her in his hotel room. Drewes, who said she knew Swalwell through local political circles and had attended two previous public events with him, plans to file a police report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office through her attorneys. The allegation adds to a wave of sexual misconduct accusations against Swalwell, who announced earlier this week that he intends to resign from Congress, citing the distraction the allegations pose to his constituents.