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http://heavy.com/news/2017/11/beverly-young-nelson-roy-moore-accuser-allred/By Chris Bucher
Less than one month until his Senate special election in Alabama, Republican candidate Roy Moore is facing numerous allegations of sexual misconduct with underage women.
Five women have now come forward with the sexual harassment and assault allegations against Moore, claiming they took place decades ago when he worked in the Etowah County District Attorney’s Office.
While four of the accusers came forward with their allegations against Moore in a story by The Washington Post, the fifth, Beverly Young Nelson, told her story during a press conference alongside her lawyer, Gloria Allred, on Monday.
Nelson, 56, said she was 16-years old and working as a waitress at a restaurant in Alabama when Moore sexually assaulted her. She described him as being a regular at the restaurant and very flirtatious. On one occasion, she said Moore offered to give her a ride home after a shift. She claims that instead of driving toward her house, though, Moore drove to the back of the restaurant and proceeded to sexually assault her.
Moore’s on the ballot for the special election to replace former Senator Jeff Sessions on December 12. He defeated Luther Strange, who served in the seat after Sessions was appointed attorney general, in a primary election. Moore is going against against Democrat Doug Jones in the general election.
Here’s what you need to know about Nelson’s accusations against Moore:
1. Nelson Claims Moore Wrote She Was a ‘Beautiful Girl in Her Yearbook & Was Very FlirtatiousNelson told her story at the press conference in Madison, New York on November 13. She opened by describing her background, saying she was born in Santa Maria, California before moving to Alabama with her family when she was young.
As a teenager, she started working as a waitress after school at the Old Hickory House, a restaurant in Gadsden that Moore frequented, she said. She worked there when she was 15-16 years old and said she’d often work until 7-10 p.m. Moore would come into the restaurant “nearly every day,” sitting in the same seat and oftentimes staying until the restaurant closed.
Nelson burst into tears as she described how Moore complimented her appearance, saying he was very flirtatious with her. On occasion, she said Moore would touch her long, red hair.
“I did know that he was an important person, and I always treated him with respect,” Nelson said. “When he was at the restaurant, he would speak to me and would sometimes pull the ends of my long hair as I walked by him.”
Nelson said she was accustomed to men flirting with her because she was “well developed and competed in beauty pageants.” She claims that she never responded to Moore’s flirtatious behavior because she had a boyfriend at the time and wasn’t interested in having a relationship “with a man who’s twice my age.”
One time, she said that she brought her high school yearbook to the restaurant. Moore saw it and asked her if he could sign it.
“I felt flattered, and I said yes,” she said.
Nelson claims that Moore wrote in a note that she was a “beautiful girl” and signed it: “Love, Roy Moore, D.A.” Nelson and Allred displayed the yearbook at the press conference.
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