A former model has accused Donald Trump of groping and sexually touching her during their first interaction in 1993. Stacey Williams alleged that the incident was part of a “twisted game” involving Trump and sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein, who introduced her to the former president.
Ms Williams, who began her modeling career in the 1990s, met Trump at a Christmas party in 1992 through Epstein, whom she described as a close friend of Trump. “Then it became very clear that she and Donald were really very good friends and they spent a lot of time together,” she told The Guardian.
Epstein was later convicted of multiple charges of sex trafficking and abuse of minors. He killed himself in prison in 2019.
The alleged molestation occurred months later when Jeffrey Epstein suggested they meet with Trump at his Manhattan residence. Ms Williams claims that upon arrival Trump greeted her before pulling her close and placing his hands on her “breasts” as well as her waist and buttocks. She claims she froze and recalls being “confused” about what was happening. She remembers seeing the two men secretly smiling at each other after the incident.
After the incident, Ms Williams and Epstein left Trump Tower, where she claims Epstein was “angry” at her. “Jeffrey and I walked over and he wouldn’t look at me or talk to me, and I felt this boiling anger all around me,” she said. Epstein reportedly asked her, “Why did you let him do that?” Ms Williams described feeling “disgusted” and “confused” after the encounter.
“I felt ashamed and disgusted and as we went our separate ways, I felt the sensation of seeing it again, while the hands were on me. And I had this horrible pit in my stomach that somehow it had been created. I felt like a piece of meat,” she said.
Stacey Williams, now 56 and living in Pennsylvania, had previously shared excerpts from her experience on social media, but the Zoom event, organized by Survivors for Kamala, a group supporting Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, More details were revealed during the call. The call featured notable speakers including actress Ashley Judd and legal scholar Anita Hill.
Donald Trump’s campaign responded to Ms Williams’ allegations through press secretary Carolyn Leavitt, calling the allegations “patently false” and suggesting they were politically motivated. He claimed, “It is clear that this fake story was planted by the Harris campaign.”
Ms Williams, in an interview with The Guardian, shared a postcard Trump sent to his agent in 1993. It featured an aerial view of Mar-a-Lago with the message, “Stacey – Your home away from home. Love Donald.”
The allegations against Trump join a growing list of women who have accused the former president of sexual misconduct, including cases of unwanted touching and harassment. A jury had previously found Trump liable for sexual assault in a case involving columnist E. Jean Carroll and awarded him $5 million.
“I’ve seen what’s happened to women who have come out, and it’s horrific and humiliating,” Ms Williams said.
Ms Williams told friends about the incident years ago. A friend of hers recalled that she had shared details of the groping in 2005 or 2006. “What I remember was groping… what we would call feeling someone out,” the friend said.
Another friend recalled a conversation shortly after Trump announced his presidential candidacy in 2015, where Ms. Williams said, “He’s despicable, he molested me in Trump Tower.”
