Sexual misconductFILE 019
Allegation denied · no criminal charges filed
Hegseth’s reported $50,000 settlement was a different case.
This settlement must not be confused with the separate Homan cash-payment allegation.
Record: Jan 23, 20251 source ↗
Administration
Pete Hegseth
Defense secretary nominee at the time of reporting
Connection to Trump
Trump’s defense secretary selection faced scrutiny over an earlier sexual-assault allegation. No charges resulted from the cited police investigation.
The linked case sources document this connection. A relationship is not evidence that one person participated in another person’s conduct.