Current Events > The woman who said Kavanaugh tried to sexually assault her has come forward

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/california-professor-writer-of-confidential-brett-kavanaugh-letter- speaks-out-about-her-allegation-of-sexual-assault/2018/09/16/46982194-b846-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?utm_term=.19b0a5d41460

Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland. Since Wednesday, she has watched as that bare-bones version of her story became public without her name or her consent, drawing a blanket denial from Kavanaugh and roiling a nomination that just days ago seemed all but certain to succeed.

Now, Ford has decided that if her story is going to be told, she wants to be the one to tell it.

Speaking publicly for the first time, Ford said that one summer in the early 1980s, Kavanaugh and a friend both stumbling drunk, Ford alleges corralled her into a bedroom during a gathering of teenagers at a house in Montgomery County.

While his friend watched, she said, Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed on her back and groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it. When she tried to scream, she said, he put his hand over her mouth.

I thought he might inadvertently kill me, said Ford, now a 51-year-old research psychologist in northern California. He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.

Ford said she was able to escape when Kavanaughs friend and classmate at Georgetown Preparatory School, Mark Judge, jumped on top of them, sending all three tumbling. She said she ran from the room, briefly locked herself in a bathroom and then fled the house.

Ford said she told no one of the incident in any detail until 2012, when she was in couples therapy with her husband. The therapists notes, portions of which were provided by Ford and reviewed by The Washington Post, do not mention Kavanaughs name but say she reported that she was attacked by students from an elitist boys school who went on to become highly respected and high-ranking members of society in Washington. The notes say four boys were involved, a discrepancy Ford says was an error on the therapists part. Ford said there were four boys at the party but only two in the room.

Notes from an individual therapy session the following year, when she was being treated for what she says have been long-term effects of the incident, show Ford described a rape attempt in her late teens.

In an interview, her husband, Russell Ford, said that in the 2012 sessions, she recounted being trapped in a room with two drunken boys, one of whom pinned her to a bed, molested her and prevented her from screaming. He said he recalled that his wife used Kavanaughs last name and voiced concern that Kavanaugh then a federal judge might one day be nominated to the Supreme Court.

On Sunday, the White House sent The Post a statement Kavanaugh issued last week, when the outlines of Fords account first became public: I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. I did not do this back in high school or at any time.

Through a White House spokesman, Kavanaugh declined to comment further on Fords allegation and did not respond to questions about whether he knew her during high school. The White House had no additional comment.

Reached by email Sunday, Judge declined to comment. In an interview Friday with The Weekly Standard, before Fords name was known, he denied that any such incident occurred. Its just absolutely nuts. I never saw Brett act that way, Judge said. He told the New York Times that Kavanaugh was a brilliant student who loved sports and was not into anything crazy or illegal.

(This is a huge article btw)
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Basically the gist of it is:

-There's evidence of the claims as far back as 2012
-She contacted the Washington Post in early July as well
-She didn't want it getting out but someone in the Government leaked it
-She passed a polygraph test
-GOP has known for awhile as well, hence how quickly they got that letter out
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Basically the gist is someone may or may not have groped someone over thirty years ago and now it's being politicized.
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Bio1590 posted...

Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.

I don't even like Kavanaugh, but come on.

SageHarpuia posted...

Basically the gist is someone may or may not have groped someone over thirty years ago and now it's being politicized.

It reminds me of when someone said Mitt Romney beat them up in high school for being gay, and Romney was just like, "Well, I certainly don't remember doing that. Also, I'm in my fucking 60s."
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SageHarpuia posted...

Basically the gist is someone may or may not have groped someone over thirty years ago and now it's being politicized.

Reading sure is hard for you, isnt it
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Good for her.

Attn feminists: this is the fight you've been waiting for.
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SageHarpuia posted...

Basically the gist is someone may or may not have groped someone over thirty years ago and now it's being politicized.

Imagine that being your takeaway from this.
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He's literally a motherfucking rapist. If anything should grind the process to a screeching halt it should be this.
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Good for her.

Attn feminists: this is the fight you've been waiting for.

Imagine being Collins or Murkowski and just sitting there and shrugging your shoulders
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SageHarpuia posted...

Basically the gist is someone may or may not have groped someone over thirty years ago and now it's being politicized.

But Obama maybe smoked pot in college!

SageHarpuia posted...

Basically the gist is someone may or may not have groped someone over thirty years ago and now it's being politicized.

Is that how you classify attempted rape?
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The only thing that saved her is he was too stupid to figure out a 1-piece swimsuit

1.) rapist
2.) dumber than a swimsuit

get OFF my supreme court you disgusting man.
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This reads pretty legitimately to me. Unsurprisingly she went on to be a psychologist. And has marital issues. And nobody wanted the story out there.
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it's the most perfect rape accusation ever. it's what every "but what about false rape accusations" worrier wants every rape accusation to be
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I mean if it's true its shitty. But it's been like almost 40 years lol. Idk if the attempted action of a drunk teenager is something that should be revelant in this decision 40 years later
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darkprince45 posted...

I mean if it's true its shitty. But it's been like almost 40 years lol. Idk if the attempted action of a drunk teenager is something that should be revelant in this decision 40 years later

I don't want a rapist at the highest level of court.
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rikasa posted...

it's the most perfect rape accusation ever. it's what every "but what about false rape accusations" worrier wants every rape accusation to be

I'd say the "most perfect rape accusation ever" would have a shred of actual evidence beyond that she went to therapy decades later.
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How many people are still paying the price for things they did in high school? A lot of people. Most people. Most people who don't just happen to be your same sex, skin color, and political affilitation with a ton of privilege and wealth.

What you do in your life is who you are. This motherfucker is a violent rapist.
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What evidence would exist at this point? Nothing. The therapy sessions are amazing and rare evidence that completely remove all doubt that she has an ulterior motive.
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darkprince45 posted...

I mean if it's true its shitty. But it's been like almost 40 years lol. Idk if the attempted action of a drunk teenager is something that should be revelant in this decision 40 years later

Well he wouldn't be in this position if it had been dealt with
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This country hands out lengthy sentences, even 40-year sentences, to teenagers.
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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-mark-judge-high-school-drunk-allegation-alcohol/

"Bart Kavanaugh" lmfao

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A drunk teen in puberty who's in a room alone with a girl? I mean most people at that situation are animals. We're born so unknowing. You can only really judge a person after they've learned most of all there is to learn in their lives, as in after college and a few years of working and having experienced society, having read books, etc. Most people can stifle their nature given the right amount of knowledge. He didn't, and he was young. You can't really blame his current self for it.

Besides, like our body recycles itself every 7-8 years. And one might claim our mind stays the same, but does it really? What he did 30+ years ago in the past has no bearing on his current ability to do his job. It sounds to me like the husband is pissed that the rape attempt had a negative effect on his wife and publicized it out of revenge
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legendarylemur posted...

Besides, like our body recycles itself every 7-8 years.

This is an argument for capping prison sentences at 8 years.
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CrimsonRage posted...

darkprince45 posted...

I mean if it's true its shitty. But it's been like almost 40 years lol. Idk if the attempted action of a drunk teenager is something that should be revelant in this decision 40 years later

aren't you a cop? don't teenagers who attempt murder or rape get put in prison for like 30 years? tends to be the kind of thing that stays relevant for the rest of their lives

Nope not sure where you even got that from. I was in just a case with a lady in her third active trial case of assault with a gun and shes looking at maybe 3 years. The court system is dumb
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P4wn4g3 posted...

Good for her.

Attn feminists: this is the fight you've been waiting for.

Dear feminists, nu-males and tumblrinas,

This is the fight you have been waiting for. The fight of your life time. Time to put on that terrible Rachel Blatten fight song in reply, dust off your cringe worthy hash tags and come out and fight!

Forget about mansplaining. Forget about the sexism of air conditioned. Forget about the sexist English language that has words like MANkind and SEMESter (omgeh it sounds like semen!). Forget about the fact that you think that skyscrapers are phallic and that its time for a female 007.

This kavanaugh guy will send you back to the 1700s. It will be like the handmaids tale, he will control what you get to do with your V, your uterus and your careers. This guy will side with sex offenders too. Time for you to step up.

Plus this would fall under lewdness
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itt: attempted rape is okay as long as the perpetrator got away with it for thirty years

Disgusting.

Antifar posted...

legendarylemur posted...

Besides, like our body recycles itself every 7-8 years.

This is an argument for capping prison sentences at 8 years.

But then the other argument is that your environment affects the way you grow and think. If you spent the last 8 years or so in prison, chances are you're probably unfit for society unless actively having proved otherwise. Also the other argument is that people often freeze their mental capabilities at a major event in their lives, aka at a time of murder or any such major crime, so regardless of their physical body recycling, the person remains the same. I've definitely known 2-3 people in my life where that logic applied word for word, but obviously it's not a huge sample.

But yeah that has no bearing on what I said. The guy was inebriated and young, and it wasn't a trauma for him, though it tragically was for the woman
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shockthemonkey posted...

darkprince45 posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

darkprince45 posted...

I mean if it's true its shitty. But it's been like almost 40 years lol. Idk if the attempted action of a drunk teenager is something that should be revelant in this decision 40 years later

aren't you a cop? don't teenagers who attempt murder or rape get put in prison for like 30 years? tends to be the kind of thing that stays relevant for the rest of their lives

Nope not sure where you even got that from. I was in just a case with a lady in her third active trial case of assault with a gun and shes looking at maybe 3 years. The court system is dumb

Dont teenagers who attempt rape or murder get 30 years?
No I know a lady who might get 3 for something different than what you mentioned

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....are people really in this topic trying to excuse literal assault and attempted rape. Saying "Well it was years ago so who cares" is just fucked up. I have more respect for people that say she's lying than ones who say that shit

Vertania posted...

Bio1590 posted...

Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.

I don't even like Kavanaugh, but come on.

I thought more or less the same, but then imagine Brock Turner trying to hold such an important position 25 years from now. Hmmm
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shockthemonkey posted...

darkprince45 posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

darkprince45 posted...

I mean if it's true its shitty. But it's been like almost 40 years lol. Idk if the attempted action of a drunk teenager is something that should be revelant in this decision 40 years later

aren't you a cop? don't teenagers who attempt murder or rape get put in prison for like 30 years? tends to be the kind of thing that stays relevant for the rest of their lives

Nope not sure where you even got that from. I was in just a case with a lady in her third active trial case of assault with a gun and shes looking at maybe 3 years. The court system is dumb

Dont teenagers who attempt rape or murder get 30 years?
No I know a lady who might get 3 for something different than what you mentioned

Okay i guess i have to school your ass then since you just cant listen. This isnt even SA this would be lewdness

Engaging in sexual activity in a place where the public can see it (regardless of whether anyone does see it); orTouching someone in a sexual manner without his/her consent (a touching not involving penetration)

could be dismissed or plea bargained down to a lesser offense. Otherwise, a first offense is a gross misdemeanor (unless the defendant has prior sex offense convictions). The sentence includes:

up to 364 days in jail, and/orup to $2,000 in fines

Non-consensual sexual conduct that doesinvolve penetration is prosecuted as sexual assault (rape), not lewdness

If it was sexual assault. Look at CA
:example, in California a sexual assault conviction carries with it a possible sentence of 24, 36, or 48 months in prison, as well as a possible $10,000 fine"
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JuanCarlos1 posted...

Vertania posted...

Bio1590 posted...

Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in suburban Maryland.

I don't even like Kavanaugh, but come on.

I thought more or less the same, but then imagine Brock Turner trying to hold such an important position 25 years from now. Hmmm

Considering Californians voted to make it easier for people like Brock Turner to get out of jail immediately following that controversy, he'll probably one day be AG of the state.
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This woman is clearly dealing with the lasting effects of this assault some 20-30 years later if it's affecting her marriage to the point of needing counseling. Even the husband didn't know the full details until it was brought up in therapy sessions.
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The point I'm making to the dummies is

Not even close to 30 years, not sexual assault or attempted, everything gets talked down anyways That's the point I'm making. I spent every week in the court system. Sit down and go bitch about it more
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Axiom posted...

....are people really in this topic trying to excuse literal assault and attempted rape. Saying "Well it was years ago so who cares" is just fucked up. I have more respect for people that say she's lying than ones who say that shit

These people do not care about anything but getting a literal criminal on the Supreme Court just so he can protect the literal criminal and traitor in the White House.
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Axiom posted...

....are people really in this topic trying to excuse literal assault and attempted rape. Saying "Well it was years ago so who cares" is just fucked up. I have more respect for people that say she's lying than ones who say that shit

fucking this. I can't believe the guy who is saying, if he'd been punished he would be a bad person because of jail, but because he wasn't punished he is still a good person. LOL.

This is literally a nuclear bomb. This is the most damning indictment of this man's character imaginable. Open your FUCKING eyes. Rape isn't normal. Raping people isn't normal. He's a savage unfit for society, much less promoted to its absolute highest level.
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I'm kind of wondering

1) How many women the GOP contacted that wouldn't put their name on that paper
2) Whether the women whose name is on that list even knew that's what their name was being used for
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Theres nothing that can be done without evidence. If evidence-free accusations from 30-40 years ago are an effective political weapon, just wait until its used against your team.
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JuanCarlos1 posted...

I thought more or less the same, but then imagine Brock Turner trying to hold such an important position 25 years from now. Hmmm

His victim actually brought charges against him when the attack occured, took it to court, and had him convicted. It's not really comparable unless she would have waited 30 years before saying anything.

The following posts are shitposts...

2, 4, 5, 6, 17, 28, 30, 31, 39, 42, 47, 48
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rikasa posted...

Axiom posted...

....are people really in this topic trying to excuse literal assault and attempted rape. Saying "Well it was years ago so who cares" is just fucked up. I have more respect for people that say she's lying than ones who say that shit

fucking this. I can't believe the guy who is saying, if he'd been punished he would be a bad person because of jail, but because he wasn't punished he is still a good person. LOL.

This is literally a nuclear bomb. This is the most damning indictment of this man's character imaginable. Open your FUCKING eyes. Rape isn't normal. Raping people isn't normal. He's a savage unfit for society, much less promoted to its absolute highest level.

Everything you're saying presumes guilt. That's not how our justice system works.
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