Gore Accuser Paints Picture of Erratic, Forceful Man

The alleged crime took place nearly 4 years ago but we are just now getting a glimpse at what Al Gore’s accuser says was an incident of sexual assault. The accuser, who’s identity remains sealed by the Portland Police Bureau, was summoned to former Vice President Gore’s hotel room in downtown Portland for a 10:30pm massage, arranged by the hotel. What happened next is a story some find hard to believe, including (apparently) the Portland Police who have not yet filed charges.

In a 74 page police report obtained by ThePortlander, Gore’s accuser details a two and a half hour window where she felt trapped in the Vice President’s hotel room, unable to leave because of the perceived threat of physical harm. The Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) tells of 4 distinct incidences where Gore crossed the line in a sexual way. Below are summaries in our own words, based on the lengthy police report.

Shortly after entering his hotel room, Vice President Gore asked the woman to massage his buttocks, inner thighs and abdomen during the scheduled 90 minute massage. In her police statement, she told authorities that it is rare for a client to ask for those services. She says that during the massage, Gore began to moan in a sexual manner while asking her to move our hands closer and closer to his genital region. When she stopped, he allegedly became angry and yelled at her before grabbing her hand and shoving it under the sheet covering his naked body, resting it on his pubic region.

After the first incident, the accuser was able to get back to a normal massage routine which she finished without further incident. However, as she was packing up the tools of her trade, she say’s Gore embraced her, grabbing and rubbing her butt and breasts. She told police that she recalled feeling Vice President Gore sexually aroused.

After getting away from this physical embrace near the exit of Gore’s hotel room, the woman continued to pack up her belongings when Gore summoned her to the bedroom. She states that she reluctantly went with him where he soon after grabbed her and forced her to her back on the bed. He allegedly straddled her, asking for sex. At this time she asked how he could do such a thing as a married man which again made him angry, lashing out at her.

From there, she claims that Vice President Gore assaulted her one final time as he physically embraced her again, rubbing her bottom, chest, thighs and pubic area.

She says that she was finally able to convince Gore that she was not going to have sex with him and then left his hotel room at 1:30, three hours after arriving and two and a half hours after first entering Gore’s hotel room.

Before leaving the hotel, she scribbled a barely legible receipt for the front desk so she could be paid but said she would send a more formal one the next day. At home she called a friend to tell of her experience and later noticed that her pant leg contained stains in the area where Vice President Gore pressed himself against her. She saved the pants, without cleaning them.

Days later she notified Portland police but was reluctant to press charges or cooperate with the investigation. After conferring with the FBI and Secret Service, local police did not file any charges. The woman later made multiple contacts with the Portland Police Bureau which eventually led to giving a full statement of the incident in 2009.