September 18, 2020 3:20:35 pm
President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, en route to Nevada. (The New York Times: Doug Mills)
A woman has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her during the US Open Tennis Tournament more than two decades ago, adding to the list of more than two dozen allegations of sexual misconduct in the United States. last 40 years against the president of the USA
Amy Dorris, a former model, said The Guardian that Trump touched her hard and kissed her in his VIP box at the tennis tournament in New York, when she was 24 years old. Dorris alleged that Trump had held her in a grip from which she couldn’t escape and forced his tongue to swallow her throat.
Meanwhile, the US president, who is currently in the midst of an aggressive reelection campaign, has denied the allegations.
Who is Amy Dorris?
Amy Dorris is a 48-year-old former model and actress, now living in Florida with her husband and two daughters. She is the 25th woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct. When she met the real estate mogul at the US Open Tennis Tournament in September 1997, Dorris said she was working as a model in Miami.
According to her IMDB profile, she is best known for starring in two episodes of the American television series, ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’, and also appears in several films, including ‘The Accidental Husband’ and ‘Any Given. Sunday’. She has also worked as a model in New York and Chicago.
In his interview with The GuardianDorris said she had previously considered going public with her allegations against Trump in 2016, when several women had come forward to accuse the then-Republican presidential candidate of sexual harassment. However, she decided not to do so to protect her family.
Dorris said she finally decided to speak up now, as her twin daughters were older and she wanted to be a good role model for them. “Now I feel like my daughters are about to turn 13 and I want them to know that you don’t let anyone do anything to you that you don’t want to,” she said. The Guardian. “I want you to see that I did not keep quiet, that I faced someone who did something that was unacceptable,” she said. The Guardian.
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What are the accusations you have made against Donald Trump?
Amy Dorris said The Guardian that Trump imposed it on him in his VIP box at the tennis tournament on September 5, 1997.
She said her then-boyfriend, magazine editor Jason Binn, who was a close friend of the real estate mogul, introduced her to Trump. Trump was 51 years old at the time of the incident and married to his second wife, Marla Maples.
On September 5, 1997 Dorris and Binn met with Trump in his office in Trump Towers before leaving to watch the tennis game in his private box. Describing his first meeting with Trump, Dorris said, “He was very strong right away.”
“It seemed typical of a certain type, people who just feel they have the right to do whatever they want … even though I was there with my boyfriend,” she added. Later that day, while they were in the tournament’s VIP enclosure, Dorris sneaked out to fix her contact lens that was causing her problems. When he came out after it was over, Trump was supposedly waiting outside the bathroom.
“He just pushed his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him. And that’s when his grip got stronger and his hands were very groping and all over my butt, my breasts, my back, everything, ”she said. The Guardian. “I was in their clutches and couldn’t escape.”
She claims that she asked him to stop several times, but he ignored her pleas and continued to assault her. She said Trump did not attack her again during her time in New York, but that he pursued her relentlessly despite her firm refusal. The Guardian reported.
Her mother, a friend in New York and her therapist corroborated the details of the incident, confirming that she had called them and informed them of her encounter with Trump in 1997.
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How has Trump reacted to the accusations?
The Trump campaign categorically denied Dorris’s allegations and claimed they were politically motivated. “The allegations are totally false,” said Trump’s legal adviser Jenna Ellis, according to the New York Times. “We will consider all available legal means to maintain The Guardian responsible for your malicious posting of this unsubstantiated story. This is just another pathetic attempt to attack President Trump right before the election. “
Their attorneys claimed that Dorris’ ex-boyfriend, Binn, told them he did not remember the incident. The Guardian reported. Attorneys claimed it seemed odd that Dorris chose to spend time with Trump during the US Open and a Versace memorial event even after the alleged attack.
When asked why he voluntarily met with Trump and Binn after the incident, Dorris said The Guardian“I was there from Florida and I was with Jason. He had no money, he had nowhere to go. We were going from one event to the next and it was overwhelming. ”He said he dressed more conservatively in the days after the incident to dissuade Trump from making further headway.
Attorneys argued that if Trump had behaved inappropriately in a public place, then there would have been witnesses who could confirm his claims.
Previous allegations of sexual misconduct against the President of the United States
Between the 1970s and 2020s, more than two dozen women accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. So far he has denied all the claims and has even made fun of some of the women.
At least 10 women, like Dorris, have accused him of fondling and kissing them forcefully without their consent. An American journalist named E Jean Carroll accused the President of the United States of raping her in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. He responded by calling Carroll a liar and claiming that she was not his “type.” She then filed a defamation lawsuit against her.
Last week, the Justice Department made the unusual decision to seek to replace the private legal team defending Trump in the case with government attorneys, the New York Times reported.
In a recent post on Twitter, Carroll praised Dorris’s bravery. “Dear Amy Dorris: Hail, gallant woman!” She wrote. “When she came out today with her story about (Donald Trump), she did so in support of ALL WOMEN. Lovely greetings, E. Jean “.
Dear Amy Dorris: Hail, gallant woman!
When he introduced himself today with his story about @realDonaldTrump was presented in support of ALL WOMEN.
Dazzling greetings,
E. Jean@ Tashka9 @Karenavirginia @jillharth @ gtconway3d @AlvaJohnson https://t.co/sT4ElLIfsz– E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) September 17, 2020
Carroll also shared a link to an interview she had conducted with yoga instructor and lifestyle coach Karena Virginia, who accused Trump of assaulting her at the same US Open Tennis Tournament a year after Dorris attended. .
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