Moore and other Republican leaders have questioned why it took so long for his accusers, now in their 50s, to come forward publicly.
And yet people who lived in Etowah County during that time have said Moore’s flirting with and dating much younger women and girls was no secret.
“These stories have been going around this town for 30 years,” said Blake Usry, who grew up in the area and lives in Gadsden. “Nobody could believe they hadn’t come out yet.”
Usry, a traveling nurse, said he knew several of the girls that Moore tried to flirt with.
“It’s not a big secret in this town about Roy Moore,” he said. “That’s why it’s sort of frustrating to watch” the public disbelieve the women who have come forward, he said.
Minor, but important point. The women did NOT come forward. They were sought by the WAPO reporters and were reluctant to talk, even then.
Secondly, it is not uncommon at all, especially with young victims, for women to wait many years before acknowledging that the events ever occurred. Most want to put it out of their memory.
Silly Season over 6 years ago
https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/11/gadsden_residents_say_moores_b.html
Moore and other Republican leaders have questioned why it took so long for his accusers, now in their 50s, to come forward publicly.
And yet people who lived in Etowah County during that time have said Moore’s flirting with and dating much younger women and girls was no secret.
“These stories have been going around this town for 30 years,” said Blake Usry, who grew up in the area and lives in Gadsden. “Nobody could believe they hadn’t come out yet.”
Usry, a traveling nurse, said he knew several of the girls that Moore tried to flirt with.
“It’s not a big secret in this town about Roy Moore,” he said. “That’s why it’s sort of frustrating to watch” the public disbelieve the women who have come forward, he said.
noblepa over 6 years ago
Minor, but important point. The women did NOT come forward. They were sought by the WAPO reporters and were reluctant to talk, even then.
Secondly, it is not uncommon at all, especially with young victims, for women to wait many years before acknowledging that the events ever occurred. Most want to put it out of their memory.
Lou Nattic, né Stan C over 6 years ago
That’s right Chip! VA said “No” to Gillespie specifically, and Trumpism in the broader sense.