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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Third woman’s shocking allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

Julie Swetnick signed an affidavit accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct at parties when he was a Georgetown Prep School student. She claims that girls were “disoriented” from drugs or alcohol, and gang raped.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 26, 2018 • 1 min read

    Julie Swetnick signed an affidavit accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct at parties when he was a Georgetown Prep School student. She claims that girls were “disoriented” from drugs or alcohol, and gang raped. Swetnick says she was raped at one of the parties.

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