America envoy Gordon Sondland accused of sexual misconduct

The US ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland has been accused by three women of sexual misconduct.

The allegations, published by Portland monthly magazine and propublica, date back to before he became an ambassador.

At the time of the alleged incidents he was developing hotels in Portland and Seattle in the Pacific Northwest.

Mr Sondland denies all of the allegations, and accuses the women of targeting him for his role in president Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings.