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I have a questions.

- Even if this “year book” allegedly signed by Roy Moore is legitimate, how does this prove Roy Moore sexually assaulted or sexually harassed this woman? *When I graduated from High School, I personally saw numerous signatures from adults, EVEN FROM OUTSIDE SCHOOL STAFF, including business owners, soldiers, police officers, judges, and politicians, signed in similar language. Even using the word “love”.

- Regarding the picture itself, not that it validates assault, can anyone provide other handwritten signatures from the same year from Roy Moore? I know there are Roy Moore signatures and hand writing from different decades which are significantly different from what is in this image.

- When did Roy Moore become a District Attorney?

- Do we know with certainty, this “year book” was circulated before or during December 1977, the date signed?

- Were the 7’s, different ink, and different angular slants used between the writing and print, written by the same person at the same time? They are not the same.

At the end of the day, I really do not see how this validates assault of any kind.

I have never been comfortable signing “love” to someone I didn’t love and I don’t do it now. But that was very commonly done back then, and I vaguely recall from school lessons about writing non-business letters that signing that way was generally acceptable.

Moore was never a district attorney. He was a (the?) deputy district attorney.

The yearbook is for the class of 1977, and would have been issued near the end of the school year, circa June, 1977.

It is obvious that two different people are responsible for the inscription in question. The simple answer is that the woman added the date and location later. But we don’t know how much later. It could have been done recently.

There are other questions:

Supposedly, her boyfriend was supposed to pick her up. Why did she accept a ride from Moore if that was the case? Did he call her to say he couldn’t make it? If not, then what she did was sure to cause a fight and/or end the relationship, even if Moore drove her directly home and nothing else happened.

Why did she lie about being trapped in the car when it was clear from her statement that Moore “reached across” to lock the door, meaning that there were no “kiddie locks” in the car.

- When did Roy Moore become a District Attorney?

According to his autobiography, Roy Moore was "sworn in as Etowah County's first full-time deputy district attorney on October 1, 1977."

- Do we know with certainty, this “year book” was circulated before or during December 1977, the date signed?

At her presser, the accuser displayed a 1977 yearbook with her name personalized on the cover. She said:

I turned 16 on November 14, 1977. About a month later I received my yearbook from Southside high school where I had spent my freshman and sophomore years. I happened to bring my yearbook to work with me to the restaurant on December 22, 1977. I put it down at the end of the counter. Mr. Moore happened to notice it and asked if he could write in "your yearbook." I felt flattered and I said “yes”. He wrote in my yearbook as follows: “To a sweeter more beautiful girl I could not say ‘Merry Christmas.’”
I took the yearbook home with me at the end of my shift that day. I felt honored that Mr. Moore, who was such an important person, would write in my yearbook.

I would not call that "certainty", but take it or leave it. Either she is believable or she is not.

- Were the 7’s, different ink, and different angular slants used between the writing and print, written by the same person at the same time? They are not the same.

The date and place were obviously added later, by someone other than Roy Moore. One would assume shortly after, by the owner of the yearbook, to memorialize her autograph catch. But maybe not. Could have been recently, by her, by someone else, or by her, advised by someone else. No way to have a further clue without forensic examination.

At the end of the day, I really do not see how this validates assault of any kind.

At the end of the day, it's he said, she said. Whom do you believe? That presser was a standard Gloria Allred production!