Two more women have claimed that Senator Al Franken touched their behind during events for his first campaign for Senate. This would be the third and fourth allegations against Franken in the past week. A radio host named Leeann Tweeden revealed last week that Franken had kissed and groped her without her consent during a 2006 USO tour. On Monday (Nov. 20), Lindsay Menz accused Franken of groping her at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010.
Tweeden's accusation made Franken the first senator to be publicly accused of sexual assault or harassment in the wake of the harassment scandals.
The first woman, who spoke to HuffPost anonymously said “My story is eerily similar to Lindsay Menz’s story. He grabbed my buttocks during a photo op.”
The second woman told the news publication that Franken palmed her butt at a 2008 Democratic fundraiser in Minneapolis. He then suggested the two of them visit the bathroom together. She anonymously gave her testimony out of fear that the allegation could affect her position at work.
“My immediate reaction was disgust,” the second woman said. “But my secondary reaction was disappointment. I was excited to be there and to meet him. And so to have that happen really deflated me. It felt like: ‘Is this really the person who is going to be in a position of power to represent our community?’”
Franken told HuffPost, "It's difficult to respond to anonymous accusers, and I don't remember those campaign events."
Source: huffingtonpost.com
