Al Franken Is Accused of Groping a Woman in 2006 “I am asking that an ethics investigation be taken and I will gladly cooperate.”

So there was a kiss in the skit and he wanted to rehearse it but she insisted that she didn't want to and will do it first time on stage. Then she said, "okay" so he would stop bothering her. They were alone read the lines then when the kiss came Franken grabbed her and put his lips on hers and stuck his tongue into her mouth. Then on the flight back while she fell asleep someone took a photo of Franken and her with him pretending to touch her.

First she consented to the rehearsed kiss and it didn't go as she expected. She told him not to do that again and according to her he didn't for the rest of the tour and they didn't speak to each other.

Second the photo without context isn't helpful and she didn't speak to him or the person who took it about the context. He violated her personal space and that is unacceptable. She should have let the USO know on the flight back after the show was done and Franken would have probably been put on another section of the plane from her.

If others come with similar stories or if someone from that show or flight would come forward it would be damning to Franken. She should come forward to the ethics committee and testify before them because there are many questions to ask on her part.

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