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Sept confirmed in an email Wednesday night that her account in the report was accurate. The two other women could not immediately be reached for comment, but all three told the magazine that Sondland had retaliated against them after they rejected his advances.

In an email to The New York Times on Wednesday night, Sept said that she had been “haunted by this experience — especially since seeing Sondland’s confirmation as ambassador.”

I'm coming forward now so other women can tell their stories, and be believed

“I never met either of the other two women, yet each of our stories contained corroborative elements, which were recounted in the ProPublica and Portland Monthly story,” she said. “I’m coming forward now so other women can tell their stories, and be believed.”

Sondland disputed the women’s allegations and questioned their timing in a statement posted on his personal website, saying that they were at odds with his character.

“These untrue claims of unwanted touching and kissing are concocted and, I believe, coordinated for political purposes,” Sondland said. “They have no basis in fact, and I categorically deny them.”

Vogel, 51, told the magazine that she approached Sondland in 2003 about investing in a magazine startup that would cover Portland’s art, culture and food scenes. After dining at a local restaurant with Sondland, she said, he invited her to a nearby hotel owned by his company and tried to forcibly kiss her after asking for a hug.

Despite the episode, Vogel told the magazine, she kept a lunch meeting with Sondland, who she said put his hand on her mid-thigh as they drove to the restaurant. Later, she said, Sondland substantially changed the terms of his pledge to invest in her publication.