Earlier this month, Tina Johnson stepped forward and accused Roy Moore of grabbing her butt when she was visiting his law office back in 1991. She was there with her mother at the time. She said he was all over her the entire time (flirting) and claims the alleged butt-grabbing happened as she walked out of his office.
“He didn’t pinch it; he grabbed it,” Johnson said.
She didn’t say anything at the time. I guess I don’t know how I’d react if some weirdo grabbed my butt, but I’m 95% sure I’d slap his hand away and say,” EXCUSE YOU?!”
I’m not about “victim-blaming,” but I’m ALSO not about assuming someone is guilty either. Yes. There are plenty of sleazes among us, but we’re quickly turning into a society where accused men are automatically viewed as guilty. That’s also out of balance. It’s important to examine and consider all of the facts, which brings me to this.
Breitbart has examined the court documents pertaining to Johnson’s case. It was a custody battle involving her 12-year-old son, Daniel. The original report didn’t get into the nitty-gritty details. It said Johnson was “on legal business with her mother.” Um…sure. That’s ONE way to put it.
According to the documents, Johnson has a history of being a complete train wreck.
In the case, Johnson was repeatedly painted by Moore’s client as an unfit, absent, and unstable mother and was accused of taking her son from his elementary school against his will. Johnson’s mother was ultimately awarded custody in the case.
One affidavit signed by Johnson’s mother while she was represented by Moore accused Johnson of having a “violent nature” and noted that she “has been treated by a psychiatrist when she was approximately 15 years of age.” Johnson was a teenage mother.
Separate criminal documents show that, as late as 2010, Johnson was arrested and pled guilty to felony fraud charges related to checks belonging to a family member. She also entered a court drug program.
I’m not saying that it’s impossible for her to be the victim of butt-grabbing. I’m just saying…look at who’s making the accusation and think about possible motives.
Another document, signed by Moore, stated that Cofield — and not Johnson — was the “most fit and proper person” to have custody of Daniel Sitz.
Johnson’s son had resided with his grandmother, Cofield, since he was nine months old. Cofield says that, during those years, she provided Daniel with food, clothing, and shelter “without any assistance” from Johnson. A judge officially granted Cofield full custody on September 23, 1991.
In the custody documents, Johnson is accused of taking her son against his will. A September 11, 1991, affidavit signed by Daniel says that two days earlier, Johnson took him from elementary school “against my will and made me go to her home.”
An affidavit signed by Johnson’s mother claimed that Johnson took Daniel from school “forcefully and without my permission.”
Immediately after the school incident, documented by Moore’s office, Cofield was granted temporary custody of Daniel until the September 23 hearing at which she received permanent custody.
By the way. She was arrested in 2010 for “the felony charge of criminal possession of a forged instrument and theft by deception.”
Again, I’m not saying this changes anything. I just think it’s important to have all of the facts. That’s all. It’s simply something to consider.
h/t Breitbart