I know nothing about this individual, but the possibility of vindictive teenage girls seems plausible.
The Mike Pence dinner rule may have been wise.
It’s also true among many Orthodox Jews. It’s common practice for them to avoid being alone with those of the opposite sex other than their spouses or immediate family members, precisely to avoid these problems or any appearances of impropriety
When I was about twelve, my father counseled me to avoid being alone with children, especially girls. He told me that when you are alone with someone, that person can later accuse you of misconduct and you have no way to prove your innocence.
Once I was engaged to be married, I extended that rule to include other women.
Pence ever go out with a boy-scout troop, camping?
Is Alice Ripley conservative? I don’t know a thing about her. But if she’s conservative, it would definitely be a set up, especially since she was detailing with girls with problems.
I knew somebody who worked in a shelter for homeless or abused teens, established by a religious order but run by a married couple. Some of the women or girls may have been abused or kicked out of the house, but they were pretty crazy themselves, As you’d expect, they had one girl suddenly announce that she had been assaulted by a male volunteer, who unfortunately had not followed the Mike Pence/Billy Graham rule.
Of course, it was a total lie and easily disproved.
The girl was angry because she had been disciplined (lost a minor privilege or two) for trying to get a young man (a visiting seminarian) off to her bedroom.
So I’d wait to find out more.