Woman accuses Franken of groping during photo op
A woman is accusing Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of inappropriately grabbing her during a photo op in 2010.
The woman, Lindsay Menz, said the incident with Franken was “uncomfortable” and made her feel “gross,” CNN reported.
Menz told CNN she saw Franken at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, at a time when he was a senator.
{mosads}She said Franken “pulled me in really close, like awkward close, and as my husband took the picture, he put his hand full-fledged on my rear.”
“It was wrapped tightly around my butt cheek,” she said.
Though she said told CNN, “I don’t want to paint my story in the same light as hers.”
“The reason I want to say something is if someone sees that I said something, maybe it would give them the courage to say something too.”
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