Another woman accuses Roy Moore

Based on reports by the Associated Press and The Guardian

Another woman has come forward to accuse Roy Moore of sexual assault when she was 16, back in the 1970s.    He was a regular customer at the restaurant where she worked;  and one night he offered to drive her home.  Instead, he parked the car in a deserted area, locked the doors, and made forceful sexual advances, touching her breasts and squeezing her neck as he tried to push her head toward his crotch and pull her shirt off.

She says she thought he was going to rape her, and she begged him to stop.  He told her that "You're just a child and no one will believe you," since he was a district attorney.  Somehow she got the door unlocked, and she either was pushed or fell out of the car, as he drove off leaving her lying on the ground.  The next morning, she says there were black and blue bruises on her neck.

She is being represented by Gloria Allred, a well known attorney who represents women in sexual assault cases.  Together they held a press conference and the woman's name was used.   This makes five women now who have accused Moore of inappropriate sexual advances when they ranged in age from 14 to 18 and he was in his 30s.

Senator Cory Gardner, chair of the National Republican Senate Committee, said this:
"I believe the individuals speaking out against Roy Moore spoke with courage and truth, proving he is unfit to serve in the United States Senate . . .  If he refuses to withdraw and wins, the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate."

Moore and his team continue to deny all allegations and to denounce all the stories as a witch hunt.   However, observers of Moore's interview with Sean Hannity have noted that his denial was less than robust, even despite Hannity's very leading questions trying to shape his answers as more favorable to him.

Ralph