New York Daily News

Accuser rips Don for backing pol

- BY LARRY McSHANE

THE WOMAN WHO accused GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexually abusing her at age 16 expressed her disgust Friday with President Trump’s support of the accused pedophile.

Beverly Young Nelson, 55, actually voted for Trump last year despite his own host of sexual abuse allegation­s — and now she regrets her decision.

“President Trump has chosen to support a powerful politician like Mr. Moore over women like me, who accused Roy Moore of preying on them,” the Republican voter said at a news conference.

“It seems it is just business as usual in the White House. The swamp is getting deeper, and has not been drained.”

Nelson claimed she was a high school student when Moore targeted her behind an Alabama restaurant where she worked as a waitress.

She’s one of eight women who accused Moore, 70, of unwanted sexual contact, including Nelson and five others who say they were underage when the politician­s targeted them.

The youngest said she was just 14 when a 32-year-old Moore groped her inside his home.

None of that bothered Trump as he stumped for the oft-accused sex offender, saying Moore’s win was crucial to make America great again.

“VOTE ROY MOORE!” wrote Trump, who later attended a rally in Pensacola, Fla. — near the Alabama border and just four days before Tuesday’s election.

Earlier Friday, Nelson was joined by attorney Gloria Allred at a news conference where they said a handwritin­g expert confirmed the signature in the accuser’s high school yearbook belonged to Moore.

Allred said a notation with the date and place where the inscriptio­n was signed was added by Nelson — which led Moore’s supporters to blast the whole thing as a “forgery” and “fake news.”

In his Pensacola pep rally, Trump blasted Nelson’s account and her high-profile attorney. “Any time you see (Allred) you know something’s going wrong,” he said.

Trump’s appearance was widely viewed as a backdoor boost for the Moore campaign without the President actually traveling to the state.

“We can't afford to have a liberal Democrat,” Trump told rally goers, claiming Democrat Doug Jones would be a “total puppet.”

Nelson said she’s been bombarded with threats since she came forward, and one person even sent her a photo of a casket.

None of it was enough to quiet Nelson about what happened 41 years ago, when she was a teen beauty pageant contestant.

“I still have some fear, but I refuse to be intimidate­d into silence to retract anything that I have said,” declared Nelson. A FORMER Fox News anchor claims President Trump tried to kiss her on the lips inside an elevator at Trump Tower over a decade ago. Juliet Huddy, who left Fox News after accusing Bill O’Reilly of sexual misconduct, told New York radio host Bill Schulz that Trump tried to smooch her on the lips after taking her out to lunch in 2005 or 2006 at his namesake skyscraper. The alleged incident occurred right around the time Trump married his third wife, Melania. “He said goodbye to me in an elevator while his security guy was there,” Huddy (photo) recalled. “Rather than kiss me on the cheek, he leaned in to kiss me on the lips. I wasn’t offended. I was kind of like, ‘Oh my God.’” The White House did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily News. Trump, who was caught on a live mic bragging about being able to "grab women by the p---y," has been accused of sexually harassing or assaulting nearly two dozen women. He has denied all the allegation­s.

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