【429】Supreme Court Nominee to Speak on Sexual Assault Accusation

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Supreme Court Nominee to Speak on Sexual Assault Accusation

September 19, 2018

In this September 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

United States Senators will hold public hearings next week to hear from a Supreme Court nominee and a woman who has accused him of sexual assault.

The Senate Judiciary Committee completed confirmation hearings for nominee Brett Kavanaugh on September 7. Then, a week ago, the Intercept online news site reported on a letter containing possibly damaging information about Kavanaugh.

On Monday, a university professor in California said she was the writer of the letter. Christine Blasey Ford told the Washington Post newspaper that Kavanaugh assaulted her in 1982, when they were both in high school.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in Washington.

She said he forced her into a bedroom at a party at a home near Washington, D.C. She said he groped her and tried to remove her clothing. She also said Kavanaugh put his hand over her mouth when she tried to shout for help.

Ford told the Post, “I thought he might inadvertently kill me.”

Kavanaugh has denied remembering anything about that reported party. He said he has never attacked any woman.

Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, is chairman of the judiciary committee. He said Monday the committee would hold a public hearing early next week to “provide ample transparency.”

Kavanaugh has said he would appear at that hearing.

But Ford's lawyers have called for a federal investigation of her claims before she speaks to the Senate. The lawyers argue that some senators appear to have already decided that they believe Kavanaugh instead of Ford.

On Wednesday, Grassley released a statement saying, “Nothing the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what Dr. Ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay.”

The statement again extended an invitation to Ford to speak to the committee.

Ford’s lawyers say she has received death threats and other danger since going public with her story.

Republicans on the committee had hoped to hold a vote as early as Thursday of this week to move Kavanaugh's nomination forward.

President Donald Trump spoke about the issue Wednesday morning. He said it was "very hard” for him to imagine that Kavanaugh had acted as Ford has described. But, he said he hopes Ford will appear at the hearing.

"I really want to see her, to see what she has to say," Trump said.

I’m Ashley Thompson. 

VOA News reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor.

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Words in This Story

assault -n. a violent physical attack

grope -v. to touch (someone) in an unwanted and unexpected sexual way

inadvertently -adv. not purposefully or as planned; accidentally

ample -adj. having or providing enough or more than enough of what is needed

transparency -n. the quality that makes something obvious or easy to understand

further -adv. to a greater degree or extent

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