Report: Roy Moore GOP Senate candidate initiated sexual encounter with 14
Roy Moore
A woman named Leigh Corfman says that when she was 14 years old in 1979   Roy Moore   the current GOP Senate candidate in Alabama initiated a sexual encounter with her when  he  was 32 years old  according to The Washington Post.
 Moore  approached Corfman  outside a courtroom in Alabama  the report said  while  her  mother was inside at a child custody hearing and struck up a conversation with her.
 He  asked for Corfman's phone number and picked up a few days later near her house and drove her to  his  home in the woods 30 minutes away  the report said.  Moore  told Corfman "how pretty she was and kissed her " the report said.
 Moore   on a second visit  took off Corfman's shirt and pants and  he  removed  his  own clothes  the report said  which added that  he  touched her over her bra and underwear and " he  guided her hand to touch  him  over  his  underwear."
Three other women told the Post in recent weeks  the report said  that  Moore  pursued them when they were between the ages of 16 and 18 and  he  was in  his  early 30s  working at the district attorney's office.  He  gave some of them alcohol -- at a time when the legal drinking age was 19.
Corfman is the only woman who had sexual contact with  Moore   the report said  and they did not have intercourse. The legal age of consent in Alabama is 16 years of age  and sexual contact between someone who is 19 years of age or older and a person who is 12 to 16 years of age is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year. The Post points out that enticing a child under 16 years of age into a home with the purpose of proposing sexual contact is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The statute of limitations on the felony charge would have run out in three years in 1979. Corfman never filed a police report.
"Judge Roy Moore has endured the most outlandish attacks on any candidate in the modern political arena  but this story in today's Washington Post alleging sexual impropriety takes the cake. National liberal organizations know their chosen candidate Doug Jones is in a death spiral  and this is their last ditch Hail Mary." "The Washington Post has already endorsed the Judge's opponent  and for months  they have engaged in a systematic campaign to distort the truth about the Judge's record and career and derail his campaign. In fact  just two days ago  the Foundation for Moral Law sent a retraction demand to the Post for the false stories they wrote about the Judge's work and compensation. But apparently  there is no end to what the Post will allege." "The Judge has been married to Kayla for nearly 33 years  has 4 children  and 5 grandchildren. He has been a candidate in four hotly-contested statewide political contests  twice as a gubernatorial candidate and twice as a candidate for chief justice. He has been a three-time candidate for local office  and he has been a national figure in two ground-breaking  judicial fights over religious liberty and traditional marriage. After over 40 years of public service  if any of these allegations were true  they would have been made public long before now." "Judge Roy Moore is winning with a double-digit lead. So it is no surprise  with just over four weeks remaining  in a race for the U.S. Senate with national implications  that the Democratic Party and the country's most liberal newspaper would come up with a fabrication of this kind." "This garbage is the very definition of fake news and intentional defamation."
In a statement following the Post's report  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested if the allegations against  Moore  were in fact true  " he  must step aside."
National Republican Senate Committee Chairman Cory Gardner echoed those calls  calling the allegations "deeply troubling"  adding   "If these allegations are found to be true   Roy Moore  must drop out of the Alabama special Senate election."
A woman named Leigh Corfman says that when she was 14 years old in 1979   [TGT] initiated a sexual encounter with her when  [TGT]  was 32 years old  according to The Washington Post.
 [TGT]approached Corfman  outside a courtroom in Alabama  the report said  while  [TGT]  mother was inside at a child custody hearing and struck up a conversation with her.
 [TGT]  asked for Corfman's phone number and picked up a few days later near her house and drove her to  [TGT]  home in the woods 30 minutes away  the report said.  [TGT]told Corfman "how pretty she was and kissed her " the report said.
 [TGT]on a second visit  took off Corfman's shirt and pants and  [TGT]  removed  [TGT]  own clothes  the report said  which added that  [TGT]  touched her over her bra and underwear and " [TGT]  guided her hand to touch  [TGT]  over  [TGT]  underwear."
Three other women told the Post in recent weeks  the report said  that  [TGT]pursued them when they were between the ages of 16 and 18 and  [TGT]  was in  [TGT]  early 30s  working at the district attorney's office.  [TGT]  gave some of them alcohol -- at a time when the legal drinking age was 19.
Corfman is the only woman who had sexual contact with  [TGT]the report said  and they did not have intercourse. The legal age of consent in Alabama is 16 years of age  and sexual contact between someone who is 19 years of age or older and a person who is 12 to 16 years of age is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year. The Post points out that enticing a child under 16 years of age into a home with the purpose of proposing sexual contact is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The statute of limitations on the felony charge would have run out in three years in 1979. Corfman never filed a police report.
[TGT] has endured the most outlandish attacks on any candidate in the modern political arena  but this story in today's Washington Post alleging sexual impropriety takes the cake. National liberal organizations know their chosen candidate Doug Jones is in a death spiral  and this is their last ditch Hail Mary." "The Washington Post has already endorsed the Judge's opponent  and for months  they have engaged in a systematic campaign to distort the truth about the Judge's record and career and derail his campaign. In fact  just two days ago  the Foundation for Moral Law sent a retraction demand to the Post for the false stories they wrote about the Judge's work and compensation. But apparently  there is no end to what the Post will allege." "The Judge has been married to Kayla for nearly 33 years  has 4 children  and 5 grandchildren. He has been a candidate in four hotly-contested statewide political contests  twice as a gubernatorial candidate and twice as a candidate for chief justice. He has been a three-time candidate for local office  and he has been a national figure in two ground-breaking  judicial fights over religious liberty and traditional marriage. After over 40 years of public service  if any of these allegations were true  they would have been made public long before now." "Judge Roy Moore is winning with a double-digit lead. So it is no surprise  with just over four weeks remaining  in a race for the U.S. Senate with national implications  that the Democratic Party and the country's most liberal newspaper would come up with a fabrication of this kind." "This garbage is the very definition of fake news and intentional defamation."
In a statement following the Post's report  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested if the allegations against  Moore  were in fact true  " he  must step aside."
National Republican Senate Committee Chairman Cory Gardner echoed those calls  calling the allegations "deeply troubling"  adding   "If these allegations are found to be true   Roy Moore  must drop out of the Alabama special Senate election."