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A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump\u2019s US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.<\/p>\n
Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university classmate of the judge, detailed the alleged incident to the New Yorker.<\/p>\n
She alleges Mr Kavanaugh exposed his genitals at a dormitory party and thrust them in her face, causing physical contact without consent.<\/p>\n
The judge has denied both allegations, labelling the latest \u201ca smear\u201d.<\/p>\n
Professor Christine Blasey Ford, who last week came forward as the woman alleging Mr Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982, has agreed to testify about the allegation at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Senator Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the committee, called for the \u201cimmediate postponement of any further proceedings\u201d relating to Mr Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination in an letter sent to the committee\u2019s Republican chairman on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
The confirmation of any new justice for the Supreme Court is pivotal, as the nine-judge court gives the final word on highly contentious laws with an immense impact on US public life.<\/p>\n
What is he accused of?<\/strong> She says they were both taking part in a drinking game at a dormitory party where people sat in a circle and selected others to drink.<\/p>\n She says at one point, a plastic penis was pointed in her direction by one man, and later another exposed himself directly.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember a penis being in front of my face,\u201d she said. \u201cI knew that\u2019s not what I wanted, even in that state of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Ramirez said she was mocked and taunted when she remarked it wasn\u2019t real, and then ended up touching the genitals while attempting to push the man away.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t going to touch a penis until I was married,\u201d she said, referring to her devout Catholic upbringing. \u201cI was embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated.\u201d<\/p>\n She says she remembers Mr Kavanaugh standing to her right and laughing, pulling up his pants.<\/p>\n The article says the 53-year-old acknowledges gaps in her memory caused by alcohol that night, which is said to have made her hesitant to come forward when contacted.<\/p>\n What do other people say about the alleged incident?<\/strong> Three former students, who were not independent eyewitnesses, recalled being told or discussing the incident in vague terms at the time.<\/p>\n Two males allegedly involved in the incident disputed her account alongside several other classmates, adding the allegation against Mr Kavanaugh was \u201ccompletely out of character\u201d.<\/p>\n In a statement, the Supreme Court nominee strongly refuted the allegation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen. The people who knew me then know that this did not happen, and have said so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a smear, plain and simple. I look forward to testifying on Thursday about the truth, and defending my good name \u2013 and the reputation for character and integrity I have spent a lifetime building \u2013 against these last-minute allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n A White House spokeswoman says the administration stands by the nominee, labelling the allegation \u201cthe latest in coordinated smear campaign by the Democrats designed to tear a good man down\u201d.<\/p>\n It then released a further statement highlighting perceived weaknesses and uncertainties within the New Yorker\u2019s account.<\/p>\n What will happen now?<\/strong> Professor Christine Blasey Ford, who came forward last week, has agreed to be questioned publicly at a committee hearing on Thursday.<\/p>\n She alleges Mr Kavanaugh tried to drunkenly remove her clothing, pinned her to a bed and covered her mouth at a high school party in 1982 when she was 15 and he was 17.<\/p>\n Some Republicans, including President Trump, have accused her and Democratic politicians of deliberately trying to delay and obstruct the judge\u2019s confirmation using the allegations.<\/p>\n Michael Avenatti, a US lawyer known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her cases against President Trump, has alleged on Twitter that he is representing a third woman with \u201ccredible information\u201d regarding Judge Kavanaugh and the alleged witness to Prof Ford\u2019s assault, Mark Judge.<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump\u2019s US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university classmate of the judge, detailed the alleged incident to the New Yorker. She alleges Mr Kavanaugh exposed his genitals at a dormitory party and thrust them in her face, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMs Ramirez alleges the incident occurred when she was a freshman at Yale University alongside Mr Kavanaugh during the 1983-4 academic year.<\/p>\n
\nThe journalists behind the piece, Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer, say they contacted dozens of classmates to try and corroborate Ms Ramirez\u2019s account.<\/p>\n
\nBefore President Trump\u2019s nominee can be approved for the vacant seat on the US top court, he has to be approved by the 21-person Senate Judiciary Committee and then the whole Senate.<\/p>\n