Trump accused of groping model he met through Jeffrey Epstein
The Hindu
Former model accuses Trump of groping her after introduction by Epstein in 1990s, reported by The Guardian.
A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping her after the two were introduced by sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday (October 23, 2024).
Stacey Williams said she met the Republican White House candidate at a party in 1992 after being introduced by the disgraced financier, whom she had dated.
"It became very clear then that he and Donald were really, really good friends and spent a lot of time together," Ms. Williams was quoted as saying.
Williams discussed the alleged assault on a call on Monday (October 21, 2024) organised by Survivors for Kamala, a lobby group supporting Mr. Trump's Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris.
Epstein, who was convicted on sex offenses and killed himself in prison in 2019, paid Mr. Trump an impromptu visit with Williams in 1992 at his New York office block, where he pulled her toward him and began groping her, she alleged.
Williams, now 56, says Mr. Trump put his hands "all over" her breasts, waist and buttocks, causing her to freeze on the spot, and she noticed that the two men appeared to be smiling at each other.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment, but The Guardian quoted a campaign spokeswoman dismissing the allegations as a "fake" story.