A former Swiss beauty pageant contestant has accused President Donald Trump of violently raping her inside New York City's Plaza Hotel in 1993, according to allegations detailed in a newly released report from Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
Beatrice Keul, who was 24 at the time, told congressional investigators that Trump assaulted her after inviting her to a private hotel suite during a beauty pageant he sponsored.
Keul alleges the encounter left her bleeding and bruised, and that Trump subsequently pressured her to remain silent.
The allegations appear in a 53-page report released October 26 examining Trump's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the network of individuals surrounding Epstein's sexual abuse operation.
The White House has categorically denied Keul's allegations. Trump has not been criminally charged in connection with her account.
A Beauty Pageant and Promises of Opportunity
According to the congressional report, Keul was recruited to participate in the Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant in November 1993.
The competition brought young women to New York and Atlantic City, offering opportunities to pursue modeling careers and make connections with influential figures.
During a press luncheon at the Plaza Hotel, which Trump owned at the time, Keul says Trump approached her and promised assistance obtaining a United States visa and admission to New York University.
Trump allegedly told her that modeling agent Paolo Zampolli could help arrange the necessary paperwork.
Shortly afterward, Jeffrey Epstein reportedly approached Keul and introduced himself as a close friend of Trump.
According to Keul, Epstein also offered assistance, including travel arrangements and an invitation to attend parties at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The report argues that these promises resemble recruitment methods described by other women who encountered Epstein and his associates.
Alleged Assault Inside a Hotel Suite
Later that day, Keul says a representative of Trump invited her upstairs for a private meeting.
Believing the invitation might advance her career and educational ambitions, she agreed.
According to her account to congressional investigators, Trump grabbed her from behind after she entered the suite and forcibly raped her.
Keul described the alleged attack as brutal, claiming that Trump tore her dress and caused injuries that left her bleeding and bruised.
She further alleges that afterward, Trump repeated his offers to help her obtain a visa and university admission while demanding that she keep the incident secret.
Keul says Trump told her:
"The show must go on."
According to the report, Keul completed the pageant in a frightened and disoriented state before returning to Switzerland.
She subsequently declined an invitation to participate in another Trump-sponsored pageant in Hawaii.
Months later, Trump allegedly contacted her again and renewed his offer to help her relocate to the United States. Keul says she refused.
Earlier Account Described a Different Encounter
Keul had previously discussed an alleged encounter with Trump in a 2024 interview with the Daily Mail.
In that account, she accused Trump of aggressively kissing and groping her but described resisting his advances until he stopped.
The new congressional account alleges a completed rape, a significant difference from her earlier public description.
The committee report does not explain the discrepancy.
That distinction is important when evaluating the allegation. The more serious account has not been independently established through a criminal proceeding, and the public reporting does not resolve why the descriptions differ.
Congressional Report Examines Other Accusers
Keul's account is one of several allegations examined in the Democratic staff report.
The document discusses 11 women whose experiences investigators say raise questions about Trump's interactions with Epstein and his associates during the 1980s and 1990s.
According to the committee's Democratic staff, five women have accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in circumstances connected to Epstein's social circle.
The report also examines the role of beauty pageants, modeling agencies, and promises of career opportunities in bringing young women into contact with wealthy and influential men.
Representative Jamie Raskin, the committee's ranking Democrat, has called for an independent special counsel to examine the evidence and investigate whether additional crimes occurred.
These are allegations and investigative conclusions advanced by Democratic committee staff, not findings of criminal guilt.
White House Rejects Allegations
The Trump administration strongly disputed the report.
White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told PEOPLE that none of the allegations were true and characterized the congressional investigation as a politically motivated effort to damage the president.
The administration also maintained that Trump severed ties with Epstein after becoming concerned about his behavior.
Trump has repeatedly denied involvement in Epstein's criminal activities.
Separately, a federal civil jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2023. That verdict concerned an unrelated incident and does not establish the truth of Keul's allegations.
Demands for Further Investigation
The release of Keul's detailed account adds to the public record of allegations involving Trump and women connected to the modeling and pageant industries.
It also intensifies questions about what federal investigators learned during their examination of Epstein's activities and whether additional evidence remains undisclosed.
For Keul, the congressional report provides a new public account of an alleged encounter dating back more than three decades.
Whether her allegations lead to further investigation remains uncertain.
What is established is that a woman has made a serious accusation against a sitting president, the White House denies it, and congressional investigators are calling for an independent examination of the evidence.