Despite allegations that he molested a 14-year-old girl in 1979, Roy Moore has no intention of quitting his race for the US Senate in Alabama, his senior…
Despite allegations that he molested a 14-year-old girl in 1979, Roy Moore has no intention of quitting his race for the US Senate in Alabama, his senior campaign adviser told ABC News.
“No. Nothing is getting him out. He’s not going anywhere,” Brett Doster said Sunday night when asked whether the Republican would step aside if asked by President Trump.
Moore, 70, has called “fake news” the reports that he had sexual contact with the girl and three others teenagers in the 1970s when he was in his 30s.
During an event in Alabama on Sunday night, Moore said he will sue the Washington Post over its report alleging that he pursued sexual relationships with teenagers.
“The Washington Post published another attack on my character and reputation because they are desperate to stop my political campaign. These attacks said I was with a minor child and are false and untrue — and for which they will be sued,” Moore said during a campaign speech in Huntsville, CNN reported.
The Washington Post declined to comment Monday to CNN.
Moore added: “We fully expect the people of Alabama to see through this charade. And we will continue our efforts,” he told supporters in a speech in Huntsville, according to ABC News.
Moore is not currently facing any criminal charges over the allegations mentioned in the Washington Post story.
The Washington Post said its account of Moore’s alleged encounters with young women was based on interviews with “more than 30 people who said they knew Moore between 1977 and 1982.”
Moore said it is “very strange” the charges surfaced four weeks before the Dec. 12 special election in which he faces off against Democrat Doug Jones.
“That they would wait 40 years is absolutely unbelievable,” Moore said of his accusers.
