October 12, 2016
SOME LOCKER ROOM:
Attorney: Donald Trump Will Have To Answer Teen's Rape Accusation In Court (Mike Hayes, 10/12/16, BuzzFeed News)
The attorney for a woman accusing Donald Trump of raping her in 1994 when she was 13 years old has told BuzzFeed News the case against the Republican presidential candidate will be tried in court -- and Trump himself will have to answer the accusations under oath."This case, based on the sworn declarations of the victim and two corroborating witnesses, will be tried in court, where the defendants will be required to answer questions under oath and pursuant to the rules of evidence," said attorney Cheney Mason in a statement to BuzzFeed News. [...]On Wednesday, BuzzFeed News reported that four women who competed in the 1997 Miss Teen USA beauty pageant said Donald Trump walked into the dressing room while contestants -- some as young as 15 -- were changing.An initial hearing has been scheduled in the "Jane Doe" case for Dec. 16, 2016.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 12, 2016 4:15 PM