 In this 2005 frame from video, Donald Trump prepares for an appearance on "Days of Our Lives" with actress Arianne Zucker. They are accompanied by Access Hollywood host Billy Bush. (Obtained by The Washington Post) By Danielle Paquette First came the Trump video. Next came the wave of accusers. Then came a surge of calls to the D.C. Rape Crisis Center hotline. Again and again, Indira Henard answered the phone. The women rang her after watching the news, listening to the radio or reading about the presidential candidates. Suddenly, they expressed, the election felt painfully intimate. "When you're a survivor of a sexual violation, listening to someone share their trauma can shake up your trauma," said Henard, the center's executive director. "It can also give you the courage to share your story." The Rape Crisis Center hotline, a D.C. resource that typically receives between 75 and 100 calls each week, saw a 20 percent increase after The Washington Post published a 2005 tape on Oct. 8 that showed Donald Trump bragging about grabbing women's genitals without their permission. The Rape Abuse Incest National Network, which serves the country, also recorded a spike in its live chat helpline, with calls jumping 35 percent since the footage hit the Internet. "I'm automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them," the Republican presidential candidate told former "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush in the recording. | 
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