“The now 53 y/o woman who claims Judge Moore molested her at 14 is from a broken home, thrice divorced, attempted suicide at 16, and has had financial and legal problems. “
I hate to break this to you, but the behavior of the woman described in the above sentence, is pretty typical for someone who has been sexually abused at a young age.... I am not saying she’s telling the truth, but I am telling you, that sort of claims against her do more to support the fact she may have been abused than not.
If Roy had sex with 14 year old girls, thats a huge problem, if he dated legally aged teens in his 30s, that’s creepy, but not illegal. The fact they are muddying lots of accusations together makes me wonder about all of this.. but I am not going to say because an accuser has had a lot of issues in her life, that that’s an indications he’s not telling the truth... Been around enough sexual abuse victims who were abused at a young age to know just how much life long devastation it can and often does cause.
I’m sounding like a broken record I know, but when I was 18 I met a 31 year old guy I wanted to date. He had a girl friend. They broke up. I turned 19. We started dating. The drinking age was 19. This was Alabama in about 1981.
We were not unusual in the circles we moved in. All of the musicians I knew dated younger women.
Why?
Because they could.
The now 53 y/o woman may have been sexually abused, but she reportedly has made similar claims against others. She has a lot of psychological problems, making false claims may be one.
People today may find an older man courting a younger woman “creepy,” but 40 years ago and further, it was not, particularly in the South. The age of consent in Alabama and many states is 16. A 16 y/o is considered a young woman, not a child. The problem we have today is the problem of perpetual adolescence. Those 16-18 are young adults and should be considered as such. I joined the Navy at 17, and was man enough to do so. My great aunt married at 16, my mother at 18. They both married older men who were established and could care for them and their chidren. That’s not creepy.
My stepson was QUITE good looking and the AGGRESSIVE girls of this age would call the house and hit on him all the time!
This is NOT a one-way street!