Al Franken Addresses Sexual Misconduct Allegations: Watch

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said in a press conference Monday he is "embarrassed" and "ashamed" after at least four women accused him of inappropriate touching and at least one of those women also accused him of forcible kissing. Franken, who admitted "there are no magic words that I can say to regain your trust," told reporters he is "tremendously sorry" and that "this will not happen again." (Watch a recording of the news conference below.)

Franken said he will not resign and declined to answer a question about what level of allegation should cause a senator to leave office. "I've been trying to take responsibility by apologizing" he added.

Franken ended the conference stating that "I’m going to work as hard as I can, and that starts now."

Leeann Tweeden, 32, who was the first woman to come forward, accused Franken of kissing and groping her without her consent while on a USO tour in 2006. Lindsay Menz, 33, told CNN that Franken touched her buttocks during a photo-op at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010. After that, two more women who spoke anonymously to HuffPost accused the Senator of inappropriate touching at different political events and one of them alleged Franken made the advance during a photo-op.

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Feroze Dhanoa, Patch National Staff contributed to this report.

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