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Former Miss Switzerland accuses Trump of 1993 sexual assault
Beatrice Keul, a former Miss Switzerland pageant contestant, has alleged that U.S. President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her at a New York hotel in 1993. The accusation appears in a newly released congressional report examining Trump's alleged connections to financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network.
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According to the congressional report, Keul claims the incident occurred in a Manhattan hotel three decades ago. She has described being left with torn clothing and injuries from the alleged encounter, though specific details regarding the circumstances remain limited in available accounts.
The allegation surfaces as part of a broader congressional investigation into Trump's potential associations with Epstein, the disgraced financier who pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from minors and died in custody in 2019.
Keul's accusation joins multiple allegations of sexual misconduct that have been directed at Trump over the years. The former president has consistently denied all such claims. Trump's legal team has not yet issued a formal response to this specific allegation.
The congressional report's inclusion of Keul's account reflects ongoing scrutiny of Trump's historical associations and conduct. The investigation sought to examine potential links between Trump and Epstein's criminal network during the 1990s and 2000s, a period when both men moved in overlapping social circles in New York.