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Porn star accuses Trump of sexual harassment; he threatens to sue them all

11 woman have so far accused Trump of sexual misconduct since leak of 2005 video

Porn star accuses Trump of sexual harassment; he threatens to sue them all
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally. Photo: AP|PTI
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Last Updated : Oct 23 2016 | 2:46 PM IST
Another woman has accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct and alleged that she was offered $10,000 to come to his hotel room, threatening the Republican presidential nominee already fragile campaign, less than a month before the election day.

At a news conference in Los Angeles, Jessica Drake, an adult film actress, said that she met Trump ten years ago at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, California. She was then invited to his suite after which she went there along with some her women friends.

Drake, 42, alleged that Trump grabbed her and two other unidentified women tightly and kissed them without their "permission". She was later offered $10,000 for coming to his room.

Later, an unknown person called on Trump's behalf, inviting her to come back to his room alone, which she refused.

"After I returned to my room, I received a call from a man calling on Donald's behalf. He said that Donald wanted me to come back upstairs to his suite. I indicated that I did not wish to return," she said.

"He asked me to return to his suite and have dinner with him. He also invited me to a party. I declined," she alleged.

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Donald then himself asked, "What do you want? How much?" offering $10,000, Drake, who was accompanied by attorney Gloria allred, said.

Eleven woman have so far accused Trump of sexual misconduct since the leak of 2005 video in which he is seen making lewd remarks about woman, prompting a rare apology from the Republican presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has refuted the charges claiming that the story is completely "false" and the "picture is one of thousands taken out of respect for people asking to have their picture taken with Trump."

"Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. Total fabrication. The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election is over," Trump said at a rally inin Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Asserting that all the women who had accused him were getting major media attention with a simple phone call and no fact-checking, Trump stated that all the charges against him were blatant lies, CNN reports.

"Trump does not know this person, does not remember this person and would have no interest in ever knowing her," the Campaign said.

"This is just another attempt by the Clinton campaign to defame a candidate who just today is number one in three different polls," it said.

"Anyone who would pay thugs to incite violence at a rally against American citizens,as was released on video, will stop at nothing. Just another example of the Clinton campaign trying to rig the election," said the Trump Campaign.

Terming the allegation against him as "total fabrication" Trump had said that he would sue all women who have made false allegations against him.

"They are trying to poison the mind of the American voters. Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. Total fabrication, the events never happened, never.

"All of these liars will be sued after the election is over," he said.

"Just like we found out about these paid violent protesters, it was probably the DNC and the Clinton campaign that put forward these liars with their fabricated stories. But we will find out about their involvement at a later date through litigation and I look so forward to doing that," Trump said.

Trump further went on to suggest that Hillary Clinton's campaign was behind the women's allegations.

"It was probably the (Democratic National Committee) and Hillary's campaign who put forward these liars with their fabricated stories, but we'll probably find out later through litigation, which we're so looking forward to," he said.

Cathy Heller, who alleged last week that Trump kissed her without her permission in Florida 20 years ago, told CNN, "I hope the threats do not deter others who have something to say."

Temple Taggart, who has also accused Trump of kissing her without her consent, told CNN she wasn't surprised by Trump's threat.

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First Published: Oct 23 2016 | 12:57 PM IST

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