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Roy Moore accuser Beverly Young Nelson 'scared to go anywhere' since her sexual assault allegation - ABC News

posted onDecember 9, 2017
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Article snippet: One of the women accusing Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, Beverly Young Nelson, told ABC News it “sickens” her to think what might happen if Moore is elected to the U.S. Senate. “It sickens me to wonder what may go on with him if he gets into office,” Nelson told ABC News’ Tom Llamas in an interview that aired on “Good Morning America” today. Nelson has accused Moore of groping her in the 1970s when she was a 16-year-old waitress at a restaurant in Gadsden, Alabama and he was the deputy district attorney of Etowah County and in his 30s. She said Moore, who has vehemently denied the allegation, offered her a ride home after work but instead parked the car and tried to assault her. He told her not tell anyone about the alleged incident, she said. "He could be doing this still,” Nelson told ABC News. “We don’t know. And, then again, I hope that he’s changed. I pray that he’s changed. I really do.” Moore has repeatedly denied her allegation, as well as those from other women who’ve accused him of sexual misconduct. “These allegations are completely false. They're malicious. Specifically, I do not know any of these women, nor have I ever engaged in sexual misconduct with any woman,” he said last week before a crowd of supporters at a rally in Henagar, Alabama. But Nelson told ABC News that Moore’s comments “really hurt” her and that she hopes for an apology. “God knows and Roy knows that I know what happened.... Link to the full article to read more

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