Brett Kavanaugh

[Kentonio]

Again, it seems like some people wanted a criminal investigation instead.

I would imagine that would require criminal charges or allegations at least. Ford didn't claim she was raped...she claimed she wasn't raped but was afraid she would be.

What crime exactly would that fall under?

She said that, while his friend Mark Judge watched, Kavanaugh, intoxicated, held her down on a bed with his body, grinding against and groping her, covering her mouth when she tried to scream and trying to pull her clothes off.

You think that's actually legal?!

 

[Kentonio]

Right...it's a background investigation.

As they explained in their letter, the FBI collects the information and submits it to the party requesting it.

In this case, that's the White House.

This is absolutely false.

“During my over 14 years on the committee, I can’t remember any supplemental investigation in which the FBI did not interview the person who brought forth the allegations, and the nominee himself,” said Kristine Lucius, executive vice president of policy at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and former top legal and policy advisor to Senator Leahy for the Senate Judiciary Committee. “That has been – and must remain – a minimum base line for credibility. No senator should even consider agreeing to proceed with this nomination unless and until the FBI investigation is determined to be thorough and unfettered.”

AUDIO: Former Officials Outline FBI Investigation Process on SCOTUS Nominees - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

 

[ViaCrucis]

I would imagine that would require criminal charges or allegations at least. Ford didn't claim she was raped...she claimed she wasn't raped but was afraid she would be.

What crime exactly would that fall under?

Uhh, attempted rape and sexual assault I reckon.

"When I got to the small gathering, people were drinking beer in a small living room on the first floor of the house. I drank one beer that evening. Brett and Mark were visibly drunk. Early in the evening, I went up a narrow set of stairs leading from the living room to a second floor to use the bathroom. When I got to the top of the stairs, I was pushed from behind into a bedroom. I couldn’t see who pushed me. Brett and Mark came into the bedroom and locked the door behind them. There was music already playing in the bedroom. It was turned up louder by either Brett or Mark once we were in the room. I was pushed onto the bed and Brett got on top of me. He began running his hands over my body and grinding his hips into me. I yelled, hoping someone downstairs might hear me, and tried to get away from him, but his weight was heavy. Brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. He had a hard time because he was so drunk, and because I was wearing a one-piece bathing suit under my clothes. I believed he was going to rape me. I tried to yell for help. When I did, Brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming. This was what terrified me the most, and has had the most lasting impact on my life. It was hard for me to breathe, and I thought that Brett was accidentally going to kill me. Both Brett and Mark were drunkenly laughing during the attack. They both seemed to be having a good time. Mark was urging Brett on, although at times he told Brett to stop. A couple of times I made eye contact with Mark and thought he might try to help me, but he did not.

During this assault, Mark came over and jumped on the bed twice while Brett was on top of me. The last time he did this, we toppled over and Brett was no longer on top of me. I was able to get up and run out of the room. Directly across from the bedroom was a small bathroom. I ran inside the bathroom and locked the door. I heard Brett and Mark leave the bedroom laughing and loudly walk down the narrow stairs, pin-balling off the walls on the way down. I waited and when I did not hear them come back up the stairs, I left the bathroom, ran down the stairs, through the living room, and left the house. I remember being on the street and feeling an enormous sense of relief that I had escaped from the house and that Brett and Mark were not coming after me." - Full transcript: Christine Blasey Ford's opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Ana the Ist]

You think that's actually legal?!

Oh if he did it....if she had a shred of evidence...it probably falls under some degree of sexual assault.

 

[Kentonio]

Oh if he did it....if she had a shred of evidence...it probably falls under some degree of sexual assault.

Probably?!

 

[Ana the Ist]

Probably?!

Yeah, I don't know what a prosecutor would make of that in the place and time it happened. We're talking about 30+ years ago where?