I posted this in the other thread, seems that it's needed in this one as well.............
Ok, I'm not defending anyone, but let's get a few things clear so that we can discuss this issue corectly. Broken into 4 sections/types of accusers:
Why is this a story "accusers":
*Gloria Thacker dated Moore when she was
18. He ordered wine for the 2 of them and the legal drinking age was 19.
*Debbie Wesson dated Moore for @ 3 months while she was 17 with her parents permission. He read poetry and and played his guitar and they kissed a grand total of twice in 3 months.
* Becky Gray claims Moore asked her out when she was 22 and he was 30. She found that creepy.
'Troubling, but ehh' accusers:
*Tina Johnson claims Moore grabbed her butt when she was
28.
*Kelly Harrison said Moore asked her out when she was 17 - said he dated girls her age all the time.
*Wendy Miller said he asked her out when she was 16. Her mom said no and he didn't ask again.
The 'this isn't even possible' accusers:
*Gena Richardson: alleges that Moore repeatedly asked her out when she was 18yo senior and that he called her while she was in trig class. Not only did he call, but she answered the phone.
Evidently this girl had one of the very first cell phones (invented in '71 and not available to consumers till '83) in the 70's and carried the bulky thing to class as she pleased.
BTW did I mention that thing cost $4k? Pretty high end item for a teen working part time at the mall. Oh and her friend corroborates this impossible story.
*Beverly Young claims Moore tried to rape her when she turned 16 while she was waiting on a ride from her boyfriend after the restaurant closed at 10pm.
4 Former waitresses have established that many of the factual details are simply wrong. The restaurant didn't close at 10pm - there wasn't an exit out the back parking lot - there wasn't any unlit areas in the parking lot - dumpsters were on the side of the building; not in the back - other waitresses never saw Moore at the establishment.
' Very troubling, but doesn't sound like any of the others' accusers:
*Leigh Coffman claims Moore went out with her while she was 14. That he gave her alcohol and touched her over her bra and panties.