Ms Virginia said she felt "intimidated" when the billionaire touched her breast at the event in Flushing Meadows Park, New York.

She claimed she was waiting for a car and Mr Trump approached, telling some other men "Hey look at this one, we haven't seen this one before," and "Look at those legs".

Ms Virginia said he told her "Do you know who I am?"

She said: "He then walked up to me and reached his right arm and grabbed my right arm. Then, his hand touched the right inside of my breast. I was in shock. I flinched."

Clinton statement

Hillary Clinton has not addressed Wednesday night's allegations directly. However, in a statement, her campaign said:

"This disturbing story sadly fits everything we know about the way Donald Trump has treated women.

"These reports suggest that he lied on the debate stage and that the disgusting behavior he bragged about in the tape is more than just words."

Trump statement

Mr Trump has denied all allegations of sexual assault. A statement responding to the New York Times article said:

"This entire article is fiction, and for the New York Times to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against Mr Trump on a topic like this is dangerous. To reach back decades in an attempt to smear Mr Trump trivialises sexual assault, and it sets a new low for where the media is willing to go in its efforts to determine this election.