--- title: Roy Moore Poses 'Threat' to Teenage Pages, Gwen Moore Says description: Congresswoman Gwen Moore said she was concerned about Roy Moore's interactions with high school juniors who work as Senate pages canonical: https://time.com/5059901/gwen-moore-roy-moore-senate-pages/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-12T01:06:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:31:59.224Z article:section: Politics og:title: Congresswoman: Roy Moore Poses 'Threat' to Teenage Pages at the Senate og:description: The Senate page program employs high school juniors who are at least 16 years old og:url: https://time.com/5059901/gwen-moore-roy-moore-senate-pages/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ff125cf3c749a0e/6988f48d656a3fd830bd2ca4/alabama-senate-news-g_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: Roy Moore og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Congresswoman: Roy Moore Poses 'Threat' to Teenage Pages at the Senate twitter:description: The Senate page program employs high school juniors who are at least 16 years old twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ff125cf3c749a0e/6988f48d656a3fd830bd2ca4/alabama-senate-news-g_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Congresswoman: Roy Moore Poses 'Threat to the Safety' of Teenage Pages at the Senate > Sponsored content. 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Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally in Alabama on Dec. 5, 2017. Brynn Anderson—AP by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Dec 12, 2017 1:06 AM UTC Embattled Alabama judge and U.S. Senate candidate [Roy Moore](http://time.com/5057126/roy-moore-beverly-young-nelson/), who is accused of inappropriate sexual behavior with minors, is a threat to teenagers who work as pages in the Senate, a congresswoman said. The warning was issued a day ahead of [Alabama’s special election](http://time.com/5047566/alabama-special-election-2017-date-candidates-polls/) by Democrat Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, who wrote to the office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper — the administrative body that oversees the Senate, [according to the Washington _Post_.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/12/11/roy-moore-would-be-a-threat-to-the-safety-of-teenage-pages-at-the-capitol-congresswoman-says/?utm%5Fterm=.7b3838b75459) In her letter, Gwen Moore said she was concerned about Roy Moore’s interactions with high school juniors who work as Senate pages, a role that assists with entry-level tasks such as document delivery and cloakroom assistance. “I write you today to share my urgent concern regarding the threat to the safety of the young men and women working in the United States Senate Page Program if Roy Moore becomes the U.S. Senator,” Gwen Moore wrote, the _Post_ reported. “I would like to know what preventative steps are being undertaken to safeguard Senate Pages from predatory conduct of U.S. Senators and Senate staff.” Eric Harris, a spokesman for Gwen Moore, told the _Post_ that her office had yet to receive a response. When asked about the timing of the letter — before the election, not after his potential victory — Harris said “the congresswoman believes that prevention, rather than intervention, is the most effective way to approach this issue,” according to the _Post_. Roy Moore’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He has repeatedly denied accusations of sexual harassment and assault since the _Post_ reported allegations from five women — teenagers at the time, including one who was 14 — in November. The _Post_‘s allegations date back to the 1970s, when Roy Moore was an assistant district attorney in his 30s. 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