Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes is charged with assaulting a Berwyn woman

Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes is charged with assaulting a Berwyn woman

Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes faces assault charges after a woman accused him of pepper-spraying her and pushing her down the front steps of his Berwyn home last month.

Marla Rose filed a criminal complaint last week against Fuentes, who was arrested, fingerprinted and released on Nov. 27, according to documents filed Wednesday with the Cook County Circuit Court’s office.

The complaint alleges that Fuentes, 26, “knowingly made offensive physical contact” with Rose, a 57-year-old author and co-founder of a vegan lifestyle website.

She previously told the Sun-Times that the encounter occurred Nov. 10 when she approached Fuentes’ front door to confront him about a post-presidential election social media post in which Fuentes declared, “Yours Body, my choice. “Forever,” in reference to abortion rights.

Rose said she decided to go to Fuentes’ home after his address was leaked online and she realized they both lived in Berwyn.

Before Rose could ring the doorbell, Fuentes opened the door and allegedly sprayed her with what she thought was pepper spray.

Rose recorded the incident on her phone, which Fuentes then allegedly grabbed and took to his house. Berwyn police later recovered it.

Fuentes, a white supremacist and Holocaust denier who praised Adolf Hitler, is a graduate of Lyons Township High School. He previously had dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Fuentes hung up Friday afternoon. He alluded to his arrest in social media posts, apparently including a mugshot of himself.

In a statement last month, Fuentes said, “Don’t show up on someone’s doorstep and try to cause trouble.”

Rose said in an email that she also plans to file a civil lawsuit against Fuentes. She could not immediately be reached for further comment.

Fuentes’ first court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 19 in Maywood.

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