George HW Bush apologizes after actor accuses him of sexual assault

George HW Bush has reportedly apologized after an actor accused him of sexual assault.

Heather Lind, 34, alleged that the former US president “sexually assaulted” her when they posed for a photograph several years ago, according to a since deleted Instagram post. “He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side. He told me a dirty joke,” she posted, according to the Mail Online.

A spokesman for the former president, who is 93, told the Mail Online: “President Bush would never – under any circumstance – intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humour offended Ms Lind.”

In the Instagram post, Lind, who has starred in AMC’s 'Turn: Washington’s Spies', said the president touched her a second time and “Barbara rolled her eyes as if to say ‘not again’.”

“His security guard told me I shouldn’t have stood next to him for the photo,” Lind said