Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations
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Prominent Republicans such as John McCain, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and Mitch McConnell called for Moore to drop out of the race after the allegations were reported. When these allegations were reported, it was too late for Moore's name to be removed from the ballot.
President Donald Trump, however, endorsed Moore and accepted his denials. Alabama Republicans largely defended Moore. The Republican National Committee initially cut ties with Moore after the allegations were reported but later restored funding to his campaign. Moore lost the Senate special election to Democratic candidate Doug Jones in what was considered an upset in the deeply Republican state. In the year following the allegations, no criminal charges were issued against Moore and the issue lost public attention.
One of the accusers, Leigh Corfman, filed a defamation lawsuit against Moore in January 2018 because he had said that her accusation was "false and malicious". Moore filed a defamation suit against Corfman and four others in April 2018. On August 13, 2022, Roy Moore was awarded $8.2 million in a defamation lawsuit against the Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC by a jury trial; the case is currently on appeal. Provided by Wikipedia
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