And the world just got a little cooler for the former Veep:
After reopening a case against former Vice President Al Gore accusing him of sexually harassing a masseuse almost exactly one month ago, Portland, Oregon police officials have announced that they are ending the investigation against Gore due to lack of evidence on the part of the accuser, Molly Hagerty, who made national news when she accused Gore of assault in the National Enquirer.
According to CNN, the town’s district attorney announced yesterday that Hagerty’s statements were not evidence enough to keep the case open, as there was evidence Hagerty had engaged in friendly contact with Gore despite her claims of harassment and that she refused to provide medical records, as well as failing a polygraph and being known to have been paid by the National Enquirer for her story. Given the flimsy evidence, Gore has been cleared:
Good summary, Greg, and timely.
Maybe you can tell us when your companion, Byron York, is going to revisit this story subject. You might recall his hard hitting June 29 expose:
Sex complaint against Gore is detailed, credible
By: BYRON YORK Chief Political Correspondent June 29, 2010
The allegation that Al Gore sexually assaulted a woman in a Portland, Ore., hotel room nearly four years ago has dealt a serious blow to the former vice president’s story that he and wife Tipper simply “grew apart” after 40 years of marriage.
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I have a modest suggestion for the headline on such a York column:
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