FRIEND OF JULIE SWETNICK’S CASTS DOUBT ON CLAIMS SHE MADE IN 1994 LAWSUIT
A friend of Julie Swetnick, the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of being present at parties where gang rapes occurred, is disputing a claim that she made in a personal injury lawsuit she filed in 1994.
Swetnick claimed in the lawsuit, filed against the Washington Metro Transit Authority that she lost $420,000 in income after injuring her nose during a fall on a train in 1992.
Swetnick, who is being represented by attorney Michael Avenatti, claimed to be an actress and model at the time and said she lost “numerous modeling commitments” because of her injury.
But a man who Swetnick listed as a witness who would provide evidence of her lost wages is disputing key claims she made in the lawsuit.
Swetnick listed a company called “Konam Studios” to support her claim of lost wages. She listed Nam Ko as an owner of the company.
But Ko
told the Associated Press that he did not own a studio and that he never hired Swetnick for modeling work.
He also told the AP that he met Swetnick more than a year after she allegedly injured her nose.
“I didn’t have any money back then. I (was) broke as can be,” Ko said.
He told the AP that he vaguely remembered Swetnick asking him to be a “character reference,” but believed it was for a job application and not a lawsuit.
Swetnick made shocking allegations against Kavanaugh, but Swetnick also has one of the more troubled history of the Kavanaugh accusers.
As The Daily Caller News Foundation first reported on Friday, Swetnick was accused by a former employer of engaging in “unwelcome, sexually suggestive conduct” in meetings with male colleagues.
(RELATED: Former Employer Sued Third Kavanaugh Accuser For Sexual Harassment Allegations)
The company, Webtrends, also claimed in
a November 2000 lawsuit that Swetnick lied on her resume by falsely claiming that she had a degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Swetnick was also slapped with a restraining order in 2001 by an ex-boyfriend. Richard Vinneccy claimed that Swetnick threatened him and his family after they broke up following a four-year relationship.
“She’s not credible. Not at all,” Vinneccy told Politico, which first reported the restraining order.
Avenatti has dismissed all of the allegations against Swetnick, claiming that they are irrelevant to her allegations about Kavanuagh.
Friend Of Julie Swetnick’s Casts Doubt On Claims She Made In 1994 Lawsuit
