WASHINGTON - Former model Amy Dorris has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her more than two decades ago. He forced himself on her at the US Open in 1997, she told the Guardian.

Ms Dorris, who was 24 at the time, told the newspaper she felt ‘sick’ and ‘violated’. ‘He just shoved his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him off. And then that’s when his grip became tighter and his hands were very gropey and all over my butt, my breasts, my back, everything,’ she said.

‘I was in his grip, and I couldn’t get out of it. I don’t know what you call that when you’re sticking your tongue just down someone’s throat.

‘But I pushed it out with my teeth. I was pushing it. And I think I might have hurt his tongue.’ She alleged the incident happened outside the bathroom in his VIP box at the tournament in New York on September 5, 1997.

But Mr Trump has denied the claims, through his lawyers, in the ‘strongest possible terms’ having ever harassed, abused or behaved improperly toward Ms Dorris.

The Guardian said Ms Dorris, who lives in Florida, provided evidence to support her account, including her ticket to the US Open and six photos showing her with the now President over several days. (FA)