Things just keep getting worse for Alabama Republican Senate hopeful Roy Moore. A total of five women (at the time of this writing) have now accused Moore of inappropriate sexual conduct. The latest accuser described in graphic detail an alleged encounter with her when she was a 16 year old waitress. Moore is accused of assaulting her in his car after offering to drive her home from work. At the time of the alleged assault, Moore was in office as an assistant district attorney for Etowah County, Alabama. According to Moore’s accuser, he warned her not to talk about the incident saying that she was a child and he was district attorney and that “no one would believe her”. It seems more and more Republican Senators believe the accusers as several have withdrawn their endorsement of Moore or openly called for him to withdraw from the special election scheduled for December 12th.
National Republican leaders have pulled their support for Roy Moore, the Alabama GOP Senate candidate, in the wake of allegations claiming he had inappropriate sexual contact with teenage girls.
The Washington Post reported last week that four women accused Moore of initiating sexual contact with them in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when he was an assistant district attorney in his early 30s. One of the women, Leigh Corfman, told the newspaper that Moore had sexual contact with her when she was just 14. The age of consent in Alabama is 16.On Monday, a fifth woman stepped forward: Beverly Young Nelson said Moore assaulted her in the late 1970s when she was a 16-year-old waitress.
Moore has denied the allegations, saying in a statement obtained by Fox News on Friday that the article was “based on a lie supported by innuendo.”“It seems that in the political arena, to say that something is not true is simply not good enough. So let me be clear. I have never provided alcohol to minors, and I have never engaged in sexual misconduct,” he said.
Still, multiple Republicans have called on Moore to step aside from the special election in December. And the National Republican Senatorial Committee reportedly severed its fundraising ties with Moore.
The White HouseSpeaking to reporters on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said if the allegations are true, President Trump believes that “Moore will do the right thing and step aside.”
“Like most Americans, the president believes we cannot allow a mere allegation, in this case one from many years ago, to destroy a person’s life,” Sanders said. “However, the president also believes that if these allegations are true, Judge Moore will do the right thing and step aside.”
