Jessica Leeds gave a named account of alleged contact on a flight to New York
The New York Times published Leeds's account on October 12, 2016. She later testified in the Carroll trial, where the testimony was admitted as other-acts evidence.
Entities and roles
- Jessica Leedsnamed public accuser and reported encounter participant
- Donald J. Trumpperson named in the public allegation
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpfellow airline passenger who publicly accused TrumpJessica Leeds
Claims and evidence
- allegationalleged
Jessica Leeds publicly alleged that Donald Trump groped her and tried to reach under her skirt while they sat beside each other on a flight to New York in 1978 or 1979.
Corrects claim:allegation-dossiers:leeds-public-allegation- The New York Times: Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them InappropriatelyJessica Leeds account
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Carroll v. Trump, No. 23-793, opinionOpinion pp. 27–28, Leeds testimony dating the flight to 1978 or 1979