Trump faces new sexual assault allegation as 10th accuser comes forward
Another woman has come forward accusing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexual assault. Karena Virginia detailed her alleged experience with attorney Gloria Allred at her side at the London hotel in Manhattan yesterday morning.
She is the latest in a string of accusers to come forward following the release of audio that captured Mr
Trump bragging about groping and kissing women without their consent. Mr Trump has since vehemently denied the allegations, calling the accusers liars and alleging collusion between the Clinton campaign and the political press.
“In 1998, I was at the US Open tennis tournament in Flushing, Queens ... waiting for a car to arrive,” she said. “As I was waiting, Donald Trump approached me. I knew who he was but I’d never met him. He was with a few other men.”
“He said, ‘Hey, look at this one. We haven’t seen her before. Look at those legs’, as though I was an object rather than a person.” She continued: “He then walked up to me... grabbed my right arm. Then his hand touched the right inside of my breast. I was in shock. I flinched ... ‘Don't you know who I am? Don’t you know who I am?’ That’s what he said to me.” Ms Virginia said she felt “intimidated” and “powerless” during the alleged encounter – and later she felt ashamed. She described seeing Mr Trump again in a business setting five years ago and said she felt some feelings of shame, but realised she was the victim in the apparent situation.
“No one has asked me to come forward,” she said, expecting to be called a liar by Mr Trump. “Or perhaps he will label me as just another nasty woman.” Ms Virginia also addressed Mr Trump directly: “Mr Trump, perhaps you do not remember me, or what you did to me so many years ago, but I can assure you that I remember you and what you did to me as though it was yesterday.” She added: “Your random moment of sexual pleasure came at my expense and affected me greatly. Mr Trump revealed his true character in his own words on tape.” The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.