Rep. Bobby Scott learned of sexual assault allegation against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax a year ago

[brooklynite]

Last edited Thu Feb 7, 2019, 12:38 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: ABC News

Virginia Democratic Congressman Bobby Scott was made aware of allegations of sexual assault against now-Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax over a year ago by the alleged victim herself, ABC News has learned.

Scott learned of the allegations directly from Dr. Vanessa Tyson, who on Wednesday released a statement detailing the alleged 2004 assault, which took place at the Democratic National Convention in Boston.

Fairfax vehemently denies the assault claim.

In a statement given to ABC News on Wednesday, Scott wrote, "Allegations of sexual assault need to be taken seriously. I have known Professor Tyson for approximately a decade and she is a friend. She deserves the opportunity to have her story heard.”

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-bobby-scott-learned-lt-gov-justin-fairfax/story?id=60898781

[theboss]

1. We are all dead. And we all clearly did something very wrong when we were alive.

Is every politician in Virginia a garbage person regardless of their political party?

[pnwmom]

2. That isn't surprising. It was a year ago that she went to the WA Post and started telling friends.

It wouldn't have been appropriate for any of those friends to come forward without her permission.

[Blue_Tires]

11. And yet the WaPo didn't find enough meat on the story to move with it

And I don't care who says what, I still want to know why she waited for him to become Lt. Gov. before speaking up

[CTAtheist]

3. Secondhand information, so, useless

Known as "hearsay" in courts. Inadmissible.

[MichMan]

4. Was there a trial in court? I must have missed it

[rpannier]

7. This is a political issue, not a matter of the Court

Admissibility is not an issue

[CTAtheist]

12. That's just not true at all.

Person A accuses Person B of something.

Person A goes off and tells Person C about it.

Person C repeats what Person A says. This is hearsay. It is 100% useless in determining truth.
No court trial is necessary. Hearsay is just as useless in regular life as it is in a court.

[SunSeeker]

5. Your link is broken - says page not available. nt

[brooklynite]

6. Fixed

[58Sunliner]

8. I have a bad feeling about this. She is very credible.

[CTAtheist]

13. She may be (as a person), but her story is not at all credible. -nt

[MySideOfTown]

9. I'd like to ask how long the incident continued? N/T

[Marcuse]

10. The narratives end with the sex act. Then what happened?