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Tenth Woman Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted by Donald Trump

HeadlineOct 21, 2016

In other campaign news, a 10th woman has come forward to say she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump. Karena Virginia said Trump approached her in 1998 outside the U.S. Open tennis tournament and grabbed her breast. Virginia said, after she initially flinched, Trump remarked, “Don’t you know who I am?” Virginia spoke out on Thursday with a message to the Republican nominee.

Karena Virginia: “Your random moment of sexual pleasure came at my expense and affected me greatly. Mr. Trump revealed his true character in his own words on tape, which indicated that he felt entitled to grab women by their private parts.”

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