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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 09, 2019, 01:53:09 am
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Virginia Dems call on Fairfax to resign
By Tal Axelrod - 02/08/19 08:46 PM EST
The Virginia Democratic Party on Friday called on Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) to resign after two women came forward this week to accuse him of sexual assault.
“Due to the serious nature of these allegations, we believe Lieutenant Governor Fairfax can no longer fulfill his duties to the Commonwealth," state Democrats wrote in a statement late Friday.
"He needs to address this as a private citizen. The time has come for him to step down,†they added.
The statement came hours after a second woman, Meredith Watson, accused Fairfax of sexual assault, claiming he raped her in 2000 when the two were students at Duke University.
A lawyer for Watson called the alleged attack “premeditated and aggressive.â€
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/429234-virginia-dems-call-on-fairfax-to-resign
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Will we hear how the "white guy" got away with his bad behavior, yet the "black guy" could not?