New Hampshire state lawmaker reveals sexual assault after Trump tweets about Kavanaugh accuser
A New Hampshire state lawmaker on Friday shared her experience of sexual assault in response to President Trump's tweet questioning why Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, didn't come forward with her allegations decades ago when she said the incident took place.
State Sen. Martha Hennessey (D) wrote on Facebook Friday that she was sexually assaulted in front of "a dozen" classmates more than 40 years ago as a student at Dartmouth College.
Hennessey, who was part of Dartmouth's first-ever coeducational class, wrote that false rumors spreading around campus and negative reactions from her classmates and friends forced her to remain silent about her assault for years.
"This occurred in the early days of coeducation at Dartmouth," she told local news affiliate WMUR, "I was in the first class of coeducation, and there were only 180 of us. And the message was loud and clear that you do not rock the boat."
Hennessey said in the Facebook post that Trump's tweet, which questioned why Ford or her "loving parents" did not report Ford's alleged assault, prompted her to come forward with her own story.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/407924-new-hampshire-state-lawmaker-reveals-sexual-assault-after
