Woman says Washington state lawmaker raped her in 2007 MSN, Sep 28, 2018, Associated Press
A woman has accused Fain of raping her 11 years ago, saying she was inspired to speak out following the televised allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
In a tweet Thursday afternoon, Candace Faber said Republican state Sen. Joe Fain sexually assaulted her in 2007 the night she graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
"I'm done being silent," she wrote.
Fain said he "absolutely" denies the claim and welcomed an investigation.
"Any allegation of this serious nature deserves to be heard and investigated for all parties involved," Fain wrote in a text message to The Associated Press. "I invite and will cooperate with any inquiry."
Fain, a Republican from the Seattle suburb of Auburn, is the minority floor leader of the Washington state Senate.
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