--- title: Roy Moore Again Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations description: The Alabama Senate candidate called the Washington Post report fake news. canonical: https://time.com/5020469/roy-moore-teenage-girls-washington-post-denial/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-11T19:30:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:28:11.293Z article:section: Politics og:title: Roy Moore Once Again Denies Allegations of Sexual Misconduct og:description: "This article is a prime example of fake news" og:url: https://time.com/5020469/roy-moore-teenage-girls-washington-post-denial/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc999a96fac1baef/6988e581fb4eac042989485b/roy-moore-senator-alabama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3896 og:image:height: 2192 og:image:alt: Roy Moore og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Roy Moore Once Again Denies Allegations of Sexual Misconduct twitter:description: "This article is a prime example of fake news" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc999a96fac1baef/6988e581fb4eac042989485b/roy-moore-senator-alabama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Fake News.' 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Another woman came forward on Wednesday to accuse Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, saying he groped her in 1991 after she met with him in his law office to discuss custody of her children._  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Nov 11, 2017 7:30 PM UTC Another woman came forward on Wednesday to accuse Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, saying he groped her in 1991 after she met with him in his law office to discuss custody of her children.  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Nov 11, 2017 7:30 PM UTC Roy Moore, speaking at an event Saturday in Alabama, once again denied the allegations in a[ Washington _Post_ report](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/woman-says-roy-moore-initiated-sexual-encounter-when-she-was-14-he-was-32/2017/11/09/1f495878-c293-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0%5Fstory.html?tid=ss%5Ftw&utm%5Fterm=.bb9e0c97ce39) that he had pursued relationships with teenage girls and initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old when he was in his thirties. “I have not provided alcoholic beverages, beer or anything else, to a minor,” Moore said Saturday. “I have not been guilty of sexual misconduct with anyone. These allegations came only four and a half weeks before the general election on December 12\. Why now?” “This article is a prime example of fake news,” Moore added. “We do not intend to let the Democrats or the established Republicans or anybody else behind this story stop this campaign.” _The Post_ published its bombshell report on Thursday, citing four women who spoke on the record about the way Moore pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in his thirties. One of the women, Leigh Corfman, said she was 14 when she met Moore with her mother outside a courthouse before a child custody hearing, and that she and Moore began seeing each other before he initiated sexual contact. Another woman, Gloria Thacker Deason told the _Post_ that she went on dates with Moore when she was 18 and he gave her wine even though she was underage. “I’ve been investigated more than any person in this country,” Moore added. “To think that grown women would wait 40 years to come before an election to bring charges is absolutely unbelievable.” Moore said investigations were underway and that the next few days would bring “revelations about the motivation and content of this article.” Moore’s campaign had already issued two statements of denial before his remarks, one on Thursday and one on Friday. Moore denied the allegations in a Friday interview with Sean Hannity, telling the Fox News anchor he dated many women after he returned from the military but doesn’t remember dating anyone that young. He did say he knew Deason and another woman identified in the _Post’s_ report, Debbie Wesson Gibson, although he does not remember romantically pursuing them or going on dates with them. As he has before, Moore questioned the timing of publicizing the allegations, arguing that the _Post_ was engaging in a smear campaign against him to benefit his Democratic opponent Doug Jones. _The Post,_ he said, has been working to undermine him since he defeated his Republican opponent Luther Strange in the primary to become the nominee. “I do not expect the Washington Post to stop,” he said. “I think they have a political agenda.” ## Transcript [00:07] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ MUSIC ] [00:15] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [00:26] If the allegations [00:32] are true [00:55] to me, he immediately needs to step aside. How [00:59] concerned are you that this is gonna hit the Republican [01:02] Party? Well, I think if he Does what he [01:06] should do, does the right thing and steps aside, I don't [01:09] think it will hurt the Republican party .>> If they're [01:11] true, he should step aside. I don't care what side of [01:13] the aisle you're on, that's a horrific situation. 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