MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Lawyers squared off in state court Monday on whether Roy Moore made defamatory statements during the 2017 U.S. Senate race against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Judge John E. Rochester held a hearing on Moore’s request for summary judgment in the defamation lawsuit against him.
Leigh Corfman said Moore molested her decades ago, when she was 14 and he was 32. Corfman last year filed a lawsuit against Moore and his Senate campaign committee saying they defamed her as a liar when they denied the accusation.
“We have repeated, systematic attacks on Ms. Corfman,” argued Jeff Doss, an attorney representing Corfman.
Moore attorney Melissa Isaak argued that the political firebrand was merely defending himself by calling the accusations untrue.