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In reply to the discussion: I believe Vanessa Tyson for a couple of reasons. One of which is... [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)That's what prompted Fairfax's denial.
And if you really want to break it down, she first went public with her story when she went to the Washington Post. The only reason it didn't receive any attention at the time was that the Post declined to run the story.
Do you wonder why, if she thought it important to warn people about Fairfax after he was elected, and felt comfortable talking about the case and even having her allegations looked into she went to a newspaper instead of law enforcement? I do.
It doesn't make me think she's lying. But it does raise a question for me. And unlike some people, I don't think #MeToo means "believe all women" or "don't ever question anything a woman ever says or does after she says she was sexually assaulted or it means you hate women and think they're all liars."