Carroll made explosive allegations in an essay for New York magazine (above)
The woman behind the shocking rape allegation against President Donald Trump is a longtime advice columnist who once had a talk show on the predecessor to MSNBC.
Writer E. Jean Carroll, 75, shot to national prominence on Friday with the publication of her explosive essay accusing Trump of assaulting her in the mid-1990s, and now additional details of her life have emerged.
According to Carroll, the rape occurred in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman in either 1995 or 1996, when Trump was a prominent real estate developer in New York.
Trump has vehemently denied the allegation, telling reporters on Saturday: 'it's a total false accusation, and I don't know anything about her.'
Carroll was born in Detroit and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of an inventor father and mother who worked in county government.
Carroll is seen as a girl. She was born in Detroit and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of an inventor father and mother who worked in county government.
Carroll went on to be crowned Miss Cheerleader USA in 1964 while at Indiana University
In her new essay, Carroll recounts how she was allegedly assaulted by her waterfront director at Girl Scout Camp, Cam Parks, after winning the beauty pageant at age 12.
'[Cam] takes me out in a boat and runs his hands under my shirt and up my shorts. He is breathing and moving his hand slowly and hotly, and I fight no battles in my head. My mind goes white. This is Cam,' writes Carroll.
Carroll is seen as a girl. Her latest essay alleges abuse when she was just 12 years old
'This is Cam, who continues to run his hand inside my shorts and under my blouse - even in the dining room during dinner, under the table, squeezing my thighs, shoving his fingers - saying, "You’re my girl. You’re my girl. You’re my girl," and making me Girl Scout–promise "not to tell anyone."'
Parks would later author a book called The Girl Scout Man. He died when Carroll was 34.
Carroll writes that she regrets not speaking up in this case as she was likely just one of his alleged victims.
After high school, Carroll attended Indiana University, where she was crowned both Miss Indiana University and Miss Cheerleader USA in 1964.
Her first book was published in 1985, and titled 'Female Difficulties: Sorority Sisters, Rodeo Queens, Frigid Women, Smut Stars, and Other Modern Girls.'
Carroll's famed advice column, 'Ask E. Jean,' first appeared in Elle magazine in 1993.
Carroll is seen at her first wedding. She has been divorced twice and said that she is simply not cut out for marriage
Carroll (left) in a family photo. Her first book was published in 1985, titled 'Female Difficulties: Sorority Sisters, Rodeo Queens, Frigid Women, Smut Stars, and Other Modern Girls'
She became known for her
