Gambia's #MeToo: Beauty Pageant Winner Accuses Former President Of Rape

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July 23, 2019

Fatou "Toufah" Jallow is one of several Gambia women who came forward to accuse former president Yahya Jammeh of sexual abuse. (Photo courtesy of Fatou Jallow)

Fatou "Toufah" Jallow, who won Gambia's top beauty pageant when she was 18 years old, is one of several Gambia women who came forward to accuse former president Yahya Jammeh of rape and sexual abuse.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Jallow about the alleged abuse that took place when she was a teenager.

This segment aired on July 23, 2019.