--- title: Roy Moore: Sixth Woman Accuses Him of Sexual Misconduct description: Another woman came forward on Wednesday to accuse Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, saying he groped her in 1991 canonical: https://time.com/5026684/roy-moore-alabama-new-accusation-tina-johnson-grope/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-15T23:22:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T00:16:26.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Another Woman Has Accused Roy Moore of Groping Her og:description: "He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it" og:url: https://time.com/5026684/roy-moore-alabama-new-accusation-tina-johnson-grope/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d7b3bd4a0841d7b/6988e60d196cf46d1f042c35/roy-moore-harassment-accusation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Embattled GOP Senate Candidate Judge Roy Moore Attends Church Revival Service At Baptist Church In Jackson, Alabama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Another Woman Has Accused Roy Moore of Groping Her twitter:description: "He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d7b3bd4a0841d7b/6988e60d196cf46d1f042c35/roy-moore-harassment-accusation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'He Didn't Pinch It, He Grabbed It.' 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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Judge Roy Moore speaks during a campaign event at the Walker Springs Road Baptist Church on Nov. 14, 2017 in Jackson, Alabama. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:16 AM UTCPublished: Nov 15, 2017 11:22 PM UTC Another woman came forward on Wednesday to accuse [Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore](http://time.com/5025829/will-roy-moore-win-will-doug-jones-win/) of sexual misconduct, saying he groped her in 1991 after she met with him in his law office to discuss custody of her children. Tina Johnson [told AL.com](http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/new%5Froy%5Fmoore%5Faccuser%5Fhe%5Fdidnt.html) that Moore grabbed her buttocks as she was leaving his office behind her mother. Johnson was 28 at the time, and they had met with Moore to sign over custody of her 12-year-old son to her mother. “He didn’t pinch it; he grabbed it,” she told AL.com, adding that Moore had made her uncomfortable during their meeting as well. “He kept commenting on my looks, telling me how pretty I was, how nice I looked,” she said. “He was saying that my eyes were beautiful.” Johnson is the [sixth woman to accuse](http://time.com/5021756/roy-moore-alabama-senate-race-fifth-accuser-beverly-young-nelson/) Moore of sexual misconduct or sexual assault. She is the first woman to accuse Moore of touching her inappropriately while he was married. Moore has [dismissed](https://twitter.com/MooreSenate/status/930896878761381889) the allegations as “lies and smears.” “If you are a liberal and hate Judge Moore, apparently he groped you. If you are a conservative and love Judge Moore, you know these allegations are a political farce,” a campaign spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday night. “Twelve women who have dated and worked closely with the Judge came out tonight to affirm his proven character, and you are going to see hundreds of women who really know him step forth in support of him.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5026684/roy-moore-alabama-new-accusation-tina-johnson-grope/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5026684/roy-moore-alabama-new-accusation-tina-johnson-grope/"},"headline":"'He Didn't Pinch It, He Grabbed It.' 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