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Nov 10, 2017, 12 tweets

Alabama state auditor Jim Ziegler defended Roy Moore not by denying the allegations against him, but by pointing out that Mary, Jesus' mother, was a teenager. THREAD 1 #metoo #believewomen #predator #believeher
time.com/5017940/roy-mo…

Yes. He compared a man in his 30's pursuing girls ranging in age from 14 to 18 to Joseph, husband of Mary. 2 #statutory #hypocrasy #privilege #itsillegal

The actions below are a Class A #misdemeanor in Alabama: sexual abuse, first degree - #statutory if someone 19 or older subjects another person to sexual contact who is over age 12 but younger than 16. 3
ageofconsent.net/laws/alabama/s…

Jim Ziegler called that "dating" and said there's nothing illegal or immoral about it. So apparently he would be fine with a man in his 30's behaving that way with his 14 year old daughter or granddaughter. And he needs to brush up on Alabama age of consent laws. 4

Here is Ziegler's contact information if anyone would like to share their thoughts with him 9
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auditor.alabama.gov/contact.aspx

"Corfman described her story consistently in six interviews with The Post. The Post confirmed that her mother attended a hearing at the courthouse in February 1979 through divorce records. Moore’s office was down the hall from the courtroom." 6

The Washington Post did their due diligence. 7 #factsmatter
washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Alabama Bibb County Republican chairman Jerry Pow told the Star's Dale that he'd vote for Moore even if he had committed a sex crime against a teenage girl. 8

Here's his contact information in case anyone would like to share their thoughts. 9
algop.org/about-us/count…

According to RAINN,
"From 2009-2013, Child Protective Services agencies substantiated, or found strong evidence to indicate that, 63,000 children a year were victims of sexual abuse." 10
rainn.org/statistics/chi…

Republicans have made it very clear that they do not see women or girls as equals to men or boys. Remember that at every. Single. Election. 10 #VoteBlue #VoteDem

And if anyone you know tells your they've been sexually assaulted, here's how to support them. 11
rainn.org/articles/tips-…

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