(NBC) — Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson has been accused of sexual harassment by a journalist who says the Chicago community leader grabbed her thigh while making a crude comment.
Writer Danielle Young, in an article for "The Root," accused Jackson of making the "unwanted" advance and comment during a photo-op after a media event.
"I walked toward Jackson, smiling, and he smiled back at me," Young wrote. "His eyes scanned my entire body.