The exclusive report by The Washington Post detailed that a complaint was shared with Trump’s team outlining a woman’s claim that Hegseth assaulted her.

Although Prosperie filed a lawsuit against Hegseth after the incident, it was discontinued in 2019. “The parties have resolved the matter and will make no further comment,” Prosperie’s attorney, Brandon Cotter, told the Associated Press.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who has been nominated by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual assault in 2017 in California, in an incident that has come to light in the past two days. The alleged assault was first reported by Vanity Fair on Thursday.