Trump presidential campaign hit by new groping claims
DONALD Trump has been accused of groping a woman “like an octopus” in a growing sex scandal that may derail his hopes of becoming US President.
Five females have come forward, accusing the White House candidate of inappropriate sexual contact.
The allegations follow the release of a 2005 video that surfaced last week in which Mr Trump bragged about groping women, kissing them without permission and trying to seduce a married woman.
Donald Trump has been accused of groping a woman “like an octopus” in a growing sex scandal
One alleged victim – Jessica Leeds, now 74 – claimed Mr Trump grabbed her breast and tried to put his hand up her skirt during a flight to New York more than three decades ago.
Ms Leeds, from New York, said: “He was like an octopus. His hands were everywhere. It was an assault.”
A second woman, Rachel Crooks, worked at Trump Tower in Manhattan when she encountered the tycoon in 2005 when she was 22. She claimed they shook hands but he would not let go, then kissed her cheeks and “kissed me directly on the mouth”. Neither woman reported him to police.
Five females have come forward, accusing the White House candidate of inappropriate sexual contact
Last night Mr Trump, 70, categorically denied the allegations published in the New York Times, branding the clams “fiction”.
Within seconds, he was pushing me against the wall forcing his tongue down my throat
His senior campaign communications adviser Jason Miller said: “For the New York Times to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against Mr Trump on a topic like this is dangerous.” Further allegations were made in other US publications.
Mindy McGillivray, 36, told the Palm Beach Post the tycoon groped her at his Mar-a-Lago mansion 13 years ago.
People magazine writer Natasha Stoynoff claimed Mr Trump cornered her at his Palm Beach estate in 2005 while his pregnant wife Melania was upstairs.
Rachel Crooks worked at Trump Tower in Manhattan when she encountered the tycoon in 2005
“Within seconds, he was pushing me against the wall forcing his tongue down my throat,” she said.
Former Miss Washington Cassandra Searles claimed that during the Trump-owned Miss USA 2013 pageant, he “continually grabbed my ass and invited me to his hotel room”.
Natasha Stoynoff claimed Mr Trump cornered her while his pregnant wife Melania was upstairs
Mr Trump was also accused of making an inappropriate remark about a 10-year-old girl while filming a Christmas special for Entertainment Tonight.
In the 1992 footage, Mr Trump, 46, can be heard: “I’m going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?”