Roy Moore, the Republican Nominee for the Alabama Senate Seat has been accused of initiating a sexual encounter with a 14 year old when he was 32. Three other women have said that Moore attempted relationships when they were 16-18 years old
The details of the encounter are in this article
Moore and his campaign have denied these allegations, accusing the DNC and Washington Post of fake newsery
“These allegations are completely false and are a desperate political attack by the National Democrat Party and the Washington Post on this campaign,” Moore, now 70, said.
The campaign said in a subsequent statement that if the allegations were true they would have surfaced during his previous campaigns, adding “this garbage is the very definition of fake news.”
The Post has denied these allegations
Senate Republicans have said that if these allegations are true then Moore should exit the Senate race
“If these allegations are true, he must step aside,” McConnell said in a formal statement on behalf of all Republican senators.
“The allegations against Roy Moore are deeply disturbing and disqualifying,” McCain said. “He should immediately step aside and allow the people of Alabama to elect a candidate they can be proud of.”
Although some Alabama state officials seemed to be less worried about the issue
He was quoted as saying that even if the Washington Post report were true, "it's much ado about very little".
Mr Zeigler told the Washington Times newspaper: "Also take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus."
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