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KSNY

(315 posts)
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 10:54 PM Sep 2018

Brett Kavanaugh and pals accused of gang rapes in high school, says lawyer Michael Avenatti

Source: NY Daily NEWS

Brett Kavanaugh and pals accused of gang rapes in high school, says lawyer Michael Avenatti
By KATE FELDMAN
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Sep 23, 2018 | 9:30 PM

Lawyer Michael Avenatti told the Senate Judiciary Committee late Sunday that he has multiple witnesses who can say Brett Kavanaugh participated in gang rapes of drunken women during high school.

“We are aware of significant evidence of multiple house parties in the Washington, D.C. area during the early 1980s during which Brett Kavanaugh, Mark Judge and others would participate in the targeting of women with alcohol/drugs in order to allow a ‘train’ of men to subsequently gang rape them,” Avenatti said in an email to Mike Davis, chief counsel for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Avenatti did not disclose any details or identities of his witnesses.

Avenatti, who made a name for himself as porn star Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, aired the allegations Sunday night as another allegation against Kavanaugh emerged in The New Yorker.

Judge, Kavanaugh’s high school friend, has previously denied that any sexual misconduct took place.

Avenatti hinted at the nature of his allegations when he suggested to the Senate Judiciary Committee a series of questions to ask Kavanaugh.

One of his questions: “Did you ever target one or more women for sex or rape at a house party? Did you ever assist Mark Judge or others in doing so?”

Also, Avenatti suggested asking Kavanaugh: “Did you ever attend any house party during which a woman was gang raped or used for sex by multiple men?”

And: “Did you ever witness a line of men outside a bedroom at any house party where you understood a woman was in the bedroom being raped or taken advantage of?”

Avenatti also said Kavanaugh should be asked if he ever tried to prevent men from raping or taking advantage of women at any house party.

The new allegations follow the claims of Christine Blasey Ford, who claims that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her at a high school party.

Ford, who was 15 at the time, told the Washington Post that then-17-year-old Kavanaugh pushed her into a bedroom, groped her and tried to pull off her clothes while covering her mouth with his hand so she couldn’t scream.

“I thought he might inadvertently kill me,” she said. “He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.”

Kavanaugh has denied Ford’s allegations.

“I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation,” he said in a statement distributed by the White House. “I did not do this back in high school or at any time.”

Late Sunday, Deborah Ramirez told the New Yorker that Kavanaugh had exposed himself to her at a dorm party when they were both at Yale.

She said Kavanaugh “thrust his penis in her face, and caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away.”

“Brett was laughing,” she told the magazine. “I can still see his face, and his hips coming forward, like when you pull up your pants.”

Kavanaugh also denied Ramirez’s accusations.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-brett-kavanaugh-gang-rape-avenatti-20180923-story.html



Thank you, Mr. Avenatti and the brave women and men breaking silence.
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Brett Kavanaugh and pals accused of gang rapes in high school, says lawyer Michael Avenatti (Original Post) KSNY Sep 2018 OP
O M G Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #1
Exactly blueseas Sep 2018 #3
He does have an impeccable record Danascot Sep 2018 #12
Such a good point you make! FM123 Sep 2018 #26
Probably burrowowl Sep 2018 #13
There should be some kind of cops to call for this... dchill Sep 2018 #14
Just like TRump had an impeccable record Duppers Sep 2018 #15
That's why they assembled a binder full of 65 women. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #29
Republicans will dismiss it as only boys being boys. A rite of pasage for the previleged. olegramps Sep 2018 #31
Does it matter? libdem4life Sep 2018 #36
What????? blueseas Sep 2018 #2
C,mon man, watoos Sep 2018 #4
Gang rape. Conservative family values. ffr Sep 2018 #5
Kind of feels consistent with what the Senate Judiciary Committee has in mind calimary Sep 2018 #18
Alcohol - The original date rape drug 4now Sep 2018 #6
Like the old saying: Candy is dandy, but Liquor is quicker. olegramps Sep 2018 #32
Kick dalton99a Sep 2018 #7
Watch the GOP still push him through. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #8
Avenatti, hopefully, will be all over tv tomorrow womanofthehills Sep 2018 #9
No wonder they were in such a rush to jam the confirmation through. PSPS Sep 2018 #10
That's the second time I've ever heard of a "train." Amazing. Judi Lynn Sep 2018 #11
Some are the VERY same. Lindsey, I'm talking to YOU. dchill Sep 2018 #17
And the intern was a consenting adult. calimary Sep 2018 #19
K&R. Yes, and as if none of them have any skeletons.... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #21
Hard to believe Assley and Hatch are clean. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #30
Kavanaugh is same GUY who shrieked, howled, created perverted questions about the intern lostnfound Sep 2018 #22
... OilemFirchen Sep 2018 #16
Love the graphic! calimary Sep 2018 #20
And this is just the tip of the iceburg duforsure Sep 2018 #23
This just speaks of the frat boy culture DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #24
Frat boy culture in the Senate. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #33
More good ol' boys DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #34
Thank You Mr Avenatti, duforsure Sep 2018 #25
agree, not just to prevent this hideous man from getting onto SCOTUS but onetexan Sep 2018 #28
There's only one word for Kavanaugh proglib217 Sep 2018 #27
As someone who was in college in the late 70s-early 80s TexasBushwhacker Sep 2018 #35

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
1. O M G
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:01 PM
Sep 2018

Did the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee know about this BEFORE they began defending him as having an "impeccable" record ?

FM123

(10,053 posts)
26. Such a good point you make!
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 07:04 AM
Sep 2018

All the vile & disgusting things that we regular folks find so repulsive are actually desirable qualities, maybe even required qualities by republican standards.

dchill

(38,472 posts)
14. There should be some kind of cops to call for this...
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 01:26 AM
Sep 2018

who could throw them in jail. That's a criminal conspiracy.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
15. Just like TRump had an impeccable record
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 01:27 AM
Sep 2018

Prior to the election.


Another point: What aren't there more men vocal in their support, like Avenatti?

I know they didn't have Avenatti's and Ronan Farrow's info at first but the info is out there now. So, why aren't a proportionate number men standing side-by-side with the women protesting this? Am I missing something?



 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
4. C,mon man,
Sun Sep 23, 2018, 11:24 PM
Sep 2018

why do you think they were rushing this through? There is plenty more dirt that the GOP covered up.

Putting a monster on the court justifies the means.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
18. Kind of feels consistent with what the Senate Judiciary Committee has in mind
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 01:34 AM
Sep 2018

for the women of America.

Gang rape. Perpetrated, denied, and covered up.

PSPS

(13,591 posts)
10. No wonder they were in such a rush to jam the confirmation through.
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 12:27 AM
Sep 2018

I guess it's too late now. They'll have to dredge up another trojan horse from their very deep bench of miscreants.

Judi Lynn

(160,516 posts)
11. That's the second time I've ever heard of a "train." Amazing.
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 12:32 AM
Sep 2018

The first time was in the 1970's when someone mentioned "pulling a train" in a very unsavory connection.

Very, very interesting entrance into society for a future Supreme Court hopeful.

Thanks for the info., KSNY.

Does anyone really think this is the way to go for a Justice? Remember, these Republicans supporting this guy are the same ones who fainted, shrieked, howled, tore the drapes, and went mad over Bill Clinton's dalliance with the intern.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
19. And the intern was a consenting adult.
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 01:44 AM
Sep 2018

That’s quite different from a 15-year-old victim assaulted against her will by two drunken assailants trying to take various levels of advantage. Monica Lewinsky was 22 or 23 at the time, and a willing participant.

That’s a BIG difference.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
21. K&R. Yes, and as if none of them have any skeletons....
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 01:48 AM
Sep 2018

in their little closets of history. We can bet there's thousands of women itching to tell their stories from their youth, but are afraid to. That's why Repugs are careful to keep their women folk underfoot and in church.

Maybe this little outing will start breaking some Repug ice. Maybe some from tRump's cabinet?

And, I'm also having dreams of a McConnell or Ryan scandal as we speak....

lostnfound

(16,173 posts)
22. Kavanaugh is same GUY who shrieked, howled, created perverted questions about the intern
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 04:58 AM
Sep 2018

While working for Ken Starr. In it up to his...whatever.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
23. And this is just the tip of the iceburg
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 05:17 AM
Sep 2018

On kavanaugh showing he's a sex predator , a liar , and corrupt. Its coming and they can't stop it now, and will fully expose him and them , because they already knew everything about him , and still backed him knowing all this. Mid Terms are going to be even better now , and the Senate will be retaken by the Democrats now. An FBI investigation will be damming for the republicans , and guess what they'll do as soon as they retake both houses of Congress. They'll expose the kgop also for their help in his cover up , and for helping putin and trump too. trump and the kgop are in deep deep trouble now, and the longer they hang onto kavanaugh before he's forced away, the more damage they'll do to their party's chances of holding onto the Senate. They'll be a lot more on kavanaugh to come out showing him to be very corrupt, and he will get charged and exposed even more. kavanaugh's done.

DeminPennswoods

(15,278 posts)
24. This just speaks of the frat boy culture
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 05:41 AM
Sep 2018

at Georgetown Prep. It's clear there was frequent major drinking and partying going on nights and weekends. These scenariso are exactly the same as the ones that have brought college fraternaties down and sparked the current college movement to eliminate sexual assault on campuses.

The post wondering if Mark Judge was an accomplice rather than just a drunk onlooker appears precient now.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
25. Thank You Mr Avenatti,
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 06:12 AM
Sep 2018

Every woman out there who hasn't come forward with information against kavanaugh , should go now and get Mr. Avenatti to help get it out there against him now. He's doing a remarkable job for women, and he needs more support from those who've been wronged by him now. They should help prevent this monster from ever getting onto the Supreme Court, and shouldn't be allowed to sit and judge anyone else. Charges against him should be filed locally to start one at once against him.

onetexan

(13,036 posts)
28. agree, not just to prevent this hideous man from getting onto SCOTUS but
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 09:56 AM
Sep 2018

to get him disbarred and him and his pals criminally prosecuted for those crimes in his early years.
My God, with a young daughter in college it's so hard for me to believe these prestigious schools are so lax in their controls to keep these frats in check and these types of sexual predators from attending their schools. Admitting them only mars their image.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,174 posts)
35. As someone who was in college in the late 70s-early 80s
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 02:42 PM
Sep 2018

I'd like to remind everyone that the term "date rape" wasn't really out there yet and, at the time, if a female was drunk and a guy fucked her, it wasn't considered rape unless she was UNCONSCIOUS. Even then, good luck finding a DA who would prosecute. The laws have changed regarding intoxication and consent, but many people's attitudes have not. Just look at this lovely scene from Sixteen Candles (1984). We thought this was FUNNY.



Ted ends up having sex with drunk Caroline, off camera, but no worries. She thinks she enjoyed it.



THIS SHIT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME!!!
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