--- title: Roy Moore's Accusers Featured in New Doug Jones Ad description: "They were girls when Roy Moore immorally pursued them. Now they are women — witnesses to us all of his disturbing conduct." canonical: https://time.com/5035487/doug-jones-ad-roy-moore-accusers/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-22T18:56:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:20:28.347Z article:section: Politics og:title: New Ad Features Roy Moore's Accusers As Young Women og:description: "Will we make their abuser a U.S. Senator?" og:url: https://time.com/5035487/doug-jones-ad-roy-moore-accusers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfa44c5727117be9/6988e6c38fd2ee4a0f359bba/screen-shot-2017-11-22-at-1-42-36-pm.png?branch=production&width=542&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 542 og:image:height: 305 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2017-11-22 at 1.42.36 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Ad Features Roy Moore's Accusers As Young Women twitter:description: "Will we make their abuser a U.S. Senator?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfa44c5727117be9/6988e6c38fd2ee4a0f359bba/screen-shot-2017-11-22-at-1-42-36-pm.png?branch=production&width=542&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Will We Make Their Abuser a U.S. Senator?' 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=fdbc175a-9cec-45b4-bc73-bd44e822dc28&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 22, 2017 6:56 PM UTC  by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Nov 22, 2017 6:56 PM UTC [Doug Jones](http://time.com/5021356/doug-jones-alabama-roy-moore/), the Democratic Senate candidate in Alabama, has released a new political ad featuring several women who have accused his opponent, [Roy Moore,](http://time.com/5034088/donald-trump-roy-moore-senate/) of sexual harassment and assault. Jones’ new ad opens with the names of seven women who have accused Moore of sexually targeting them when they were young, along with photographs of the women as girls. “And the list is growing,” a voiceover says. “They were girls when [Roy Moore](http://time.com/5031540/kellyanne-conway-roy-moore-donald-trump/) immorally pursued them. Now they are women — witnesses to us all of his disturbing conduct. Will we make their abuser a U.S. Senator?” At the end, more names of accusers are listed before the clip fades out. Jones posted the ad, “[Immoral](https://twitter.com/GDouglasJones/status/933391015725207553),” on his Twitter page on Wednesday, a day after releasing another ad attacking Moore over the allegations. The [previous ad](http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/this-new-ad-running-in-alabama-hits-roy-moore-where-it-hurts-most/#) featured quotes from conservative figureheads condemning Moore, including Ivanka Trump’s statement that “There’s a special place in hell for people who prey on children.” Roy Moore has denied the accusations. President Donald Trump publicly [stood by](http://time.com/5034088/donald-trump-roy-moore-senate/?xid=homepage) the Republican candidate in remarks on Tuesday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5035487/doug-jones-ad-roy-moore-accusers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5035487/doug-jones-ad-roy-moore-accusers/"},"headline":"'Will We Make Their Abuser a U.S. Senator?' Doug Jones' New Ad Features Roy Moore's Accusers","datePublished":"2017-11-22T18:56:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:20:28.347Z","description":"\"They were girls when Roy Moore immorally pursued them. 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