Rachel Crooks is a former Bayrock Group employee who currently resides in Ohio. Crooks made a small donation to the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton presidential campaigns. She has worked in various capacities at Ohio universities. ^[1] Crooks is originally from Centerburg, Ohio.

In 2005, Crooks started to work as a receptionist at Bayrock Group; she was 22 years-old at the time.

Crooks introduced herself to Trump, who did business at the time with the Bayrock Group.

They shook hands and Crooks says that "he did not let go" and then proceeded to "kiss her directly on the mouth."

Rachel Crooks proceeded to call her sister Brianne Webb, who resides in Ohio, breaking down about the incident.