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Singer Joy Villa says she wants 'justice to be served' in sexual assault allegation against Corey Lewandowski - ABC News

posted onDecember 30, 2017
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Article snippet: The singer who has accused former Trump campaign manager President Trump, filed a police complaint against Lewandowski for allegedly slapping her butt at a Nov. 28 holiday party at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. Villa said she spent three hours being investigated by police on Thursday. She said she was told by a detective that her complaint against Lewandowski qualified as sexual assault, not sexual harassment. "I was very much surprised," Villa said. "I’ve tried not to make it a big deal and really just to say, ‘This is what I want to do. I want to report this and I want to move on with my life.’" Villa went public with her claim against Lewandowski earlier this month in a tweet. This week, a video was published by the website The Wrap showing Villa pretending to smack a man, George Harris, once before her hand actually lands on his butt. Harris told ABC News he met Villa only 30 minutes prior to the incident and that the slap was not consensual. Villa responded to the video's release by saying she has reached out to Harris through a mutual friend to apologize. "If he had said, ‘No,’ I definitely wouldn’t have gone and done it again," said Villa, who added the incident happened at a party in Las Vegas. "When he said, ‘Take it easy,’ I stopped. It was a joke. It was funny and if he has offense, then it’s up to me to say, ‘I’m sorry.’" She continued, "If I offended George, I totally apologize." Villa, who famously wore a "Make America Gr... Link to the full article to read more

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