Another woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct

Another woman charged Brett Kavanaugh, a Supreme Court justice, with sexual misconduct, alleging that she saw Kavanaugh and Mark Judge fumbling with girls without their consent in the early 1980s. In a statement released by the White House on Wednesday Kavanaugh denied the allegations.

"On many occasions during these holidays, I have seen Mark Judge and Brett Kavanaugh drink excessively with girls and have had very inappropriate behavior, including being overly aggressive with girls and not taking" no To get an answer. This conduct included the touching of girls without their consent, "said Julie Swetnick in an affidavit.

She also alleged that Kavanaugh had "abused" and "physically aggressive" behavior toward girls, "including pushing girls against them without their consent, squeaking against girls and trying to withdraw or"

Swetnick, who is represented by Michael Avenatti, also stated in the affidavit released Wednesday that she had been a victim of gang rape in 1982 by a group of boys. She said that Kavanaugh and her friend Judge were both "present" where she was attacked, although she did not describe the extent of their involvement.

"During the incident, I was incapacitated without my consent and I was unable to fight the boys who raped me." I think I was drugged using Quaaludes or something similar placed in what I drank, "she wrote. She did not say who could have drugged her.

Avenatti, who has gained prominence by representing Stormy Daniels in his legal battles with President Trump, posted the affidavit on Twitter, demanding an investigation by the FBI.

Swetnick says that she is a resident of Washington, DC, and that she attended Gaithersburg High School in Maryland.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Kavanaugh denied the allegations.

"That's ridiculous and the Twilight Zone. I do not know who it is and it never happened, "he said.

Through the intermediary of a lawyer, the judge also denied the allegations.

Trump weighed on Twitter on Wednesday:

Christine Blasey Ford, who was the first woman to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, said the judge was in the room when she alleges that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her during a party. Kavanaugh denied this accusation. The judge told the Senate Judiciary Committee through a lawyer that he did not remember this incident and that he did not remember seeing Kavanaugh do so.

A Republican spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Committee said they were reviewing the affidavit.

In a letter to Trump, Democratic Committee members on Wednesday called for Kavanaugh's candidacy to be withdrawn or for the FBI to investigate allegations of sexual assault.

"Judge Kavanaugh is being considered for promotion. He is asking for a lifetime appointment at the highest court in the country where he will have the opportunity to comment on issues that will impact Americans for decades. The standards of character and fitness of the country's highest court must be higher than that, "the senators wrote in their letter.

The elements of the Associated Press have been used in this report. Jess Bidgood of Globe staff contributed. Christina Prignano can be contacted at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @cprignano.