It should be noted the girl who was 14 at the time Moore allegedly molested her did not come forward with this story, reporters who heard rumors did some good, old fashioned investigation and found her. The story in the WP had 3 bylines, but of course...you know...fake news knee-jerk. Gathering facts on a case like this takes time. Can a case be made the WP has it in for Moore because of his political affiliation? Sure, but he's also been defrocked twice, is an unabashed homophobe, holds interesting theories about evolution and the U.S. Constitution, and with a less than spotless past. When he entered the national limelight, he got attention. There's nothing nefarious about the timing.

I love how some are equating 30 year olds attracted to 18 year olds to this creep, who said he never dated teen girls without parental permission. What adults are interested in that scenario?

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