November 13, 2017

Roy Moore accuser describes alleged encounter: 'I thought that he was going to rape me'

Source: ABC affiliate, Birmingham, AL

Beverly Young Nelson told reporters she was working at the Old Hickory House in the late 70s, where Moore was a regular.

On what she described as a cold evening, Nelson said her boyfriend was late picking her up from a shift at the restaurant.

She said Moore offered her a ride, but instead took her behind the restaurant where he groped her.

"I was terrified," she recounted, "He was also trying to pull my shirt off. I thought that he was going to rape me."

Read more: http://abc3340.com/news/local/atty-gloria-allred-to-hold-news-conference-with-new-roy-moore-accuser

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This was presented at a live news conference on November 13, 2017. Her attorney Gloria Allred called for a congressional hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she said her client would testify under oath about an alleged sexual assault.