Here Is What Roy Moore Has Said About Child Abuse And Sexual Assault

[Initech]

Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama, Roy Moore, initiated sexual abuse against underage girls as young as 14 years old, according to a bombshell report in the Washington Post published Thursday.

Four women gave on-the-record interviews to the Post, accounts that were supported by roughly 30 other sources.

Moore is known for his inflammatory rhetoric, particularly on “moral” and social issues. Here is a round-up of his statements on sexual assault and child abuse.
Moore was the only vote in favor of a day care worker who raped a 12-year-old, claiming there was no ‘implied threat of serious physical injury’.

In 2015, while Moore was serving on the Alabama Supreme Court, he considered the case of Eric Lemont Higdon, a 17-year-old, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old at a daycare center. Higdon was found guilty under a sodomy statute that applied specifically to minors, as well another statute prohibiting rape. The second conviction was overturned by an appeals court and sent to the state supreme court for review.

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He compared homosexuality to child abuse.

In 2002, the Alabama Supreme Court heard a case regarding a custody agreement in which a woman who had previously allowed her ex-husband to have primary custody of her children sued to modify the custody agreement because of reports that the children’s father had abused the children. The mother had since entered a same-sex relationship, and had initially lost in the trial court phase, but won on appeal when the appeals court found the father had indeed abused the children.

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He spoke out against ‘activist judges’ who let sexual offenders go free.

In 2010, Moore addressed a large crowd at William Penn University Penn Activity Center encouraging Christians “stand up” and become more politically active. During the speech he argued, among other things, that liberal, activist judges are stoking the fires of the culture war.

He blamed murder and child abuse on the country having forgotten about God.

As recently as September, Moore has stated America’s lack of faith in God for a multitude of immoral actions, including the 9/11 attacks.
https://thinkprogress.org/this-is-what-roy-moore-has-said-about-child-abuse-and-sexual-assault-c844cf8ff480/

[world wide wally]

1. He blamed murder and child abuse on the country having forgotten about God. "

That's funny... I blame it on pedophiles and murderers.

[Angry Dragon]

2. This god sure gets around but he/she does nothing to fix anything

[AnnaLee]

3. He longs for the days when men could rape their daughters without fear of exposure.