Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore calls child sexual assault reports ‘fake news’

GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama is calling a newspaper report carrying allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago “fake news” and says a suit will be filed in response.

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The former judge condemned the Washington Post story during a campaign speech in Huntsville, Alabama. Earlier, another fellow Republican, Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, urged Moore to drop out of the race, saying Moore’s explanations had been inadequate

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WATCH: Alabama governor reacts to Roy Moore sexual assault allegations

0:29 Alabama governor reacts to Roy Moore sexual assault allegations

In a Huntsville gym, Moore assured supporters that the Post story was “a desperate attempt to stop my political campaign” and that the allegations that he was “involved with a minor child are completely unfalse and untrue and for which they will be sued.”

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The Post story quoted four women by name and cited numerous other sources.