Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations

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Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001), has been publicly accused by several women of sexual misconduct. Juanita Broaddrick has accused Clinton of rape; Kathleen Willey has accused Clinton of groping her without consent; and Paula Jones accuses Clinton of sexually harassing her. No other woman has publicly accused Clinton of sexual assault or harassment, although there have been anonymous allegations. Other women have alleged adulterous affairs with Bill Clinton (e.g., Dolly Kyle, Gennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinsky). In addition, rumors of additional sexual misconduct have been publicized in tabloid magazines and on the Internet.

Of all the allegations made against him regarding his sexual history, Clinton has only admitted extramarital relationships with Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers. He denied having an affair with Dolly Kyle.

Juanita Broaddrick[edit]

In a 1999 episode of Dateline NBC, former Clinton volunteer Juanita Broaddrick alleged that in the late 1970s Bill Clinton raped her in her hotel room. According to Broaddrick, she agreed to meet with Clinton for coffee in the lobby of her hotel, but Clinton asked if they could go to her room to avoid a crowd of reporters. Once Clinton had isolated her in her hotel room, he sexually assaulted her. Broaddrick stated Clinton injured her lip by biting it during the assault.[1][2] In 1999, Clinton denied Broaddrick's allegations through his lawyer.

Supporters of Clinton have questioned her account by noting that Broaddrick continued to support Clinton, and appear at public events on his behalf, weeks after the alleged rape.[3] In addition, Broaddrick had once signed a deposition stating that no sexual contact had occurred with Bill Clinton; although she subsequently stated that she had made this claim because "I didn't want to be forced to testify about the most horrific event of my life."[4][5]

Broaddrick's allegations resurfaced in the 2016 presidential campaign. In various media interviews, Broaddrick stated that Clinton raped her and that Hillary Clinton knew about it, and tried to threaten Broaddrick into remaining silent. She started giving some interviews in 2015 because Hillary Clinton's statement that victims of sexual assault should be believed angered her.[6]

Dolly Kyle[edit]

As part of Paula Jones sexual harassment case Dolly Kyle (formerly Dolly Kyle Browning), a childhood classmate of Bill Clinton, was deposed and stated that she had known Bill Clinton since she was eleven and had an affair with him starting around 1974 and ending in 1992.[7][8][9][10] Ms. Kyle had become a lawyer in Texas. She began writing a "semi-autobiographical novel" about her alleged affair with Bill Clinton. In the publication process, Browning asserted that Clinton did everything in his power to prohibit and undermine publication. Browning sued Clinton for damages, but the US Court of Appeals denied her appeal. Clinton denied that an affair had occurred.[11][12] She subsequently published a memoir (Hillary the Other Woman: A Political Memoir) on their alleged 18-year affair.[13]

Paula Jones[edit]

According to Paula Jones' account, on May 8, 1991, she was escorted to Clinton's hotel room in Little Rock, Arkansas[14] where he propositioned and exposed himself to her. She claimed she kept quiet about the incident until 1994, when a David Brock story in the American Spectator magazine printed an account. In any case, in 1994, Jones filed a federal lawsuit against Clinton, alleging sexual harassment. In the discovery stage of the suit, Jones's lawyers had the opportunity to question Clinton under oath about his sexual history; in the course of this testimony, Clinton denied having had a sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky, a denial that (once his affair with Lewinsky was exposed) would lead to his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice.[15]

In April 1998, the case was dismissed by Republican Judge Susan Webber Wright as lacking legal merit.[16] But Jones appealed Webber Wright's ruling, and her suit gained traction following Clinton's admission to having an affair with Monica Lewinsky in August 1998.[17]

On appeal, in the midst of his trial for impeachment based on false testimony in the Jones case (about his affair with Monica Lewinsky), Clinton was faced with the prospect of having to go under oath again and testify more about his sexual history. Instead, Clinton agreed to an out-of-court settlement, paying Jones and her lawyers $850,000 to drop the suit.[18] Clinton's lawyer said that the President made the settlement only so he could end the lawsuit for good and move on with his life.[19]

Kathleen Willey[edit]

In 2015, Kathleen Willey alleged Clinton groped her in the White House Oval Office in 1993.[20] Kenneth Starr granted her immunity for her testimony in his separate inquiry.[21][22]

Linda Tripp, the Clinton Administration staffer who secretly taped her phone conversations with Monica Lewinsky in order to expose the latter's affair with the President, testified under oath that Willey's sexual contact with President Clinton in 1993 was consensual, that Willey had been flirting with the President, and that Willey was happy and excited following her 1993 encounter with Clinton.[23] Ken Starr thought there was insufficient evidence to pursue her allegations further. In 2007 Willey published a book about her experiences with the Clintons.[24]

Gennifer Flowers[edit]

Gennifer Flowers (born January 24, 1950) is an American model and actress who obtained notoriety in 1992 by revealing a 12-year sexual relationship with former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Clinton denied the affair at the time. However, In January 1998, as part of Paula Jones' case, Clinton testified under oath that he had [25] sexual relations with Flowers.[26][27] In 2016 Flowers stated that Hillary is an enabler of Bill Clinton's affairs.[28]

Other allegations[edit]

Eileen Wellstone is an English woman who alleged Clinton raped her in 1969 after she had met him at a pub near Oxford University, England. Clinton was a Rhodes Scholarship student at Oxford at that time. Ms Wellstone re-confirmed the incident in 1999, but asked to be left alone.[29]

In 1998, in response to what she called false media claims that Clinton had raped her, Elizabeth Ward Gracen (former Miss Arkansas and Miss America) recanted a six-year-old denial and stated she had a one-night stand with Clinton in 1982.[30] Gracen later apologized to Hillary Clinton.[30]

Sally Perdue, a former Miss Arkansas, said she had a four-month affair with him in 1983.[31]

Connie Hamzy, a self-described rock-and-roll groupie, who said Clinton propositioned her in 1984 while she was sunbathing by a Little Rock hotel pool.[32]

Lencola Sullivan, a former Miss Arkansas and fourth runner-up in the Miss America pageant was rumoured to have had a "sexual relationship" with Clinton by L.D. Brown, Clinton's state trooper body guard.[33]

See also[edit]

Related Books[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/janedoe022099.htm
  2. ^ "Clinton Accuser's Story Aired". The Washington Post. March 14, 1999. Retrieved April 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ http://www.vox.com/2016/1/6/10722580/bill-clinton-juanita-broaddrick
  4. ^ "Clinton Accuser's Story Aired". Washington Post. February 25, 1999. Retrieved June 3, 2016. 
  5. ^ "The truth about Donald Trump's old mud: The facts about Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton". Daily News. May 28, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016. 
  6. ^ Ian Tuttle (January 20, 2016). "Juanita Broaddrick Still Haunts Hillary Clinton". National Review. Retrieved May 30, 2016. 
  7. ^ Frank Rich (Feb 4, 1998). "Joy of Sex". NY Times. 
  8. ^ "Jones vs. Clinton: Declaration of Dolly Kyle Browning". Washington Post. March 13, 1998. 
  9. ^ RICHARD A. SERRANO (March 14, 1998). "Jones' Attorneys Detail Allegations Against Clinton". LA Times. 
  10. ^ Blake Wilson (June 22, 2005). "The Truth About Hillary". Slate. 
  11. ^ Browning v. Clinton No. 01-5050, June 11, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  12. ^ Josh Gerstein (Feb 22, 2001). "Clinton Sex Allegation Lawsuit Dropped". ABC News. 
  13. ^ Kyle, Doyle (May 6, 2016). Hillary the Other Woman: A Political Memoir. WND Books. ISBN 978-1-944229-45-0. 
  14. ^ Clinton v. Jones, No. 95-1853 U.S. (1997-05-27).
  15. ^ Tiersma, Peter. "The Language of Perjury", languageandlaw.org, 20 November 2007
  16. ^ "Clinton Welcomes Jones Decision; Appeal Likely". CNN. April 2, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Text of Jones's Appeal". The Washington Post. July 31, 1998. Retrieved August 25, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Appeals court ponders Paula Jones settlement". CNN. November 18, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  19. ^ Baker, Peter (November 14, 1998). "Clinton Settles Paula Jones Lawsuit for $850,000". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 
  20. ^ "The Starr Report". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12. 
  21. ^ "The Lives Of Kathleen Willey". CNN. March 30, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  22. ^ Clines, Francis X. (March 14, 1998). "Testing of a President: The Accuser; Jones Lawyers Issue Files Alleging Clinton Pattern of Harassment of Women". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2008. The Presidential deposition released today confirmed several revelations reported earlier, including Mr. Clinton's confirmation... that he had had sex with Gennifer Flowers, a one-time Arkansas worker. 
  23. ^ Susan Schmidt (November 1, 1998). "Starr Probing Willey Allegations". Washington Post. 
  24. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Target-Caught-Crosshairs-Hillary-Clinton/dp/0974670162?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
  25. ^ Clines, Francis X. (March 14, 1998). "TESTING OF A PRESIDENT: THE ACCUSER; JONES LAWYERS ISSUE FILES ALLEGING CLINTON PATTERN OF HARASSMENT OF WOMEN". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2008. In his January deposition, the President, though finally confirming a sexual encounter with Ms. Flowers, was precise in denying Ms. Willey's report that he had sought to kiss her and feel her breasts 
  26. ^ "Declaration of Gennifer Flowers". The Washington Post. March 13, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2008. 
  27. ^ "Bill Clinton and Gennifer Flowers – 1992". Washington Post. 1998. 
  28. ^ "Hillary is an 'enabler': Bill's mistress Gennifer Flowers speaks out on former First Couple's 40th anniversary and says she has more secret tapes". Daily Mail. June 7, 2016. 
  29. ^ The Washington Times (June 24, 2004). "The missing Clinton women". Washington Times. Retrieved June 3, 2016. 
  30. ^ a b "Former Miss America Apologizes To First Lady – April 25, 1998". CNN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008. 
  31. ^ David Plotz (1998-01-29). "All The President's Women". Slate. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
  32. ^ Stephanopoulos, George (2000) [1999]. All Too Human: A Political Education. Boston: Back Bay. pp. 54–55. ISBN 0-316-93016-4. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
  33. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/pjones/docs/brown031398.htm
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