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“Silence is so freaking loud.” — Sarah Dessen
In a recent interview with The Guardian, former model Amy Dorris alleged that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her more than two decades ago at the 1997 US Open tennis tournament in New York. Dorris claimed she and her then boyfriend Jason Binn, a supposed friend of President Trump, accompanied him to the tournament after first meeting at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. The alleged assault occurred when she left President Trump’s private box to use the bathroom. When Dorris exited, she said he was waiting outside and forced himself on her, both kissing and fondling Dorris while holding her in a grip she could not escape from.
Several people have corroborated Dorris’s story, including a therapist, her mother, and friends she’s talked to in the years since. Binn, however, has yet to provide a response. Additionally, President Trump’s lawyers are skeptical of the former model’s account, asserting there would have been numerous witnesses if she was accosted outside of the bathroom and that Dorris still chose to be in the same vicinity as President Trump days after the alleged assault.
