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Another woman has accused former President George HW Bush of groping her, saying he did so when she was a teenager. | Another woman has accused former President George HW Bush of groping her, saying he did so when she was a teenager. |
In an interview with TIME magazine, Roslyn Corrigan said the former President touched her buttocks when she was 16, during a 2003 event at a Texas office of the Central Intelligence Agency. | In an interview with TIME magazine, Roslyn Corrigan said the former President touched her buttocks when she was 16, during a 2003 event at a Texas office of the Central Intelligence Agency. |
Describing feeling confusion and “absolute horror”, Ms Corrigan told TIME she did not say anything to Mr Bush. | Describing feeling confusion and “absolute horror”, Ms Corrigan told TIME she did not say anything to Mr Bush. |
“What does a teenager say to the ex-president of the United States? Like, ‘Hey dude, you shouldn’t have touched me like that’”? she told the magazine. | “What does a teenager say to the ex-president of the United States? Like, ‘Hey dude, you shouldn’t have touched me like that’”? she told the magazine. |
“I was really, really confused,” Ms Corrigan said, adding: “I was a child”. | |
Several acquaintances of Ms Corrigan are quoted corroborating her story, saying she had told them of the groping. Through a spokesman, Mr Bush expressed contrition. | Several acquaintances of Ms Corrigan are quoted corroborating her story, saying she had told them of the groping. Through a spokesman, Mr Bush expressed contrition. |
“George Bush simply does not have it in his heart to knowingly cause anyone harm or distress, and he again apologizes to anyone he may have offended during a photo op,” spokesman Jim McGrath told TIME. | “George Bush simply does not have it in his heart to knowingly cause anyone harm or distress, and he again apologizes to anyone he may have offended during a photo op,” spokesman Jim McGrath told TIME. |
Numerous women have now come forward to allege Mr Bush groped them. The former President’s spokesman has said he did not intend any harm. |
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