News Guide: Trump faces fresh accusations from women
SAN FRANCISCO — Potentially damaging new allegations have hit Donald Trump, pushing his treatment of women to the forefront of his presidential bid. In the past 24 hours, women have come forward telling stories of sexual assault, groping and unwanted advances. Trump and his campaign strongly deny the accusations.
The stories come from women across the country of various ages and backgrounds. One alleged incident goes back three decades, the most recent 11 years ago. Some have been told previously, but others are new.
Three of the women have said they were moved to come forward after listening to Trump boast about such behaviour in a 2005 video, and then watching him, at last week’s debate, dismiss his comments as “locker room talk.”
In the “Access Hollywood” footage, first reported by The Washington Post, Trump bragged of groping women without their permission, making sexual advances toward a married woman and automatically kissing women he considered beautiful.