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Third woman comes forward with sexual misconduct allegation

Washington • A third woman came forward Wednesday to accuse Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, saying he was physically abusive toward girls in high school and present at a house party in 1982 where she says she was the victim of a “gang” rape.

The woman, Julie Swetnick, a Washington resident, is represented by lawyer Michael Avenatti, who revealed her identity on Twitter and posted her photograph.

Kavanaugh on Wednesday dismissed the allegations of a third accuser as "ridiculous and from the Twilight Zone."

"I don't know who this is and this never happened," he said in a statement released by the White House.