New York Daily News

Papa Bush hit as groper

- Kate Feldman

AN ACTRESS claims that President George H.W. Bush groped her from his wheelchair during a screening.

Heather Lind, who starred in the TV show “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” detailed her accusation­s in a lengthy Instagram post Tuesday, when she said she was “disturbed” after seeing a photo of former President Barack Obama with the 41st President.

“I recognize the respect ex-Presidents are given for having served. . . But when I got the chance to meet George H. W. Bush four years ago to promote a historical television show I was working on, he sexually assaulted me while I was posing for a similar photo,” Lind, 34, wrote.

“He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side. He told me a dirty joke. And then, all the while being photograph­ed, touched me again. Barbara rolled her eyes as if to say ‘not again.’” Lind played Anna Strong on the drama about “America’s first spy ring.” She met the former President, 93, during a special screening in 2014.

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