Roy Moore Accuser Leigh Corfman Is Suing Him For Defamation

Roy Moore lost the race, but he’s STILL the talk of the town.

I really wish we could forget Alabama’s Senate race entirely, but that’s clearly never happening. Now, there’s this.

Roy Moore accuser Leigh Corfman (she’s the one who claims Moore molested her when she was 14) is suing Moore for defamation.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, also names Moore’s campaign as a defendant.

Moore and his campaign committee “have defamed Ms. Corfman, repeatedly and in all forms of media, calling her a liar and questioning her motivation for publicly disclosing that Mr. Moore sexually abused her in 1979 when she was a 14-year-old high school freshman and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney.”

The lawsuit states that Moore “continued his attacks, accusing Ms. Corfman of lying and having improper purposes. He made these statements at campaign rallies, in interviews, on the internet, on the radio, on television, and in newspapers. Mr. Moore has claimed, among other assertions, that Ms. Corfman’s account is ‘completely false,’ ‘malicious,’ ‘politically motivated,’ that it reflects ‘the immorality of our time,’ and that ‘there is not one ounce of truth in her accusations.'”

She’s basically asking for Moore to retract all the statements he’s made about her, apologize and never speak ill of her again. She also seeks “further relief as permitted by law and as the court deems appropriate.”

Cha-ching?

Corfman told AL that she’s suing because Moore and his team need to be held responsible for their actions.

“The decision to sue Mr. Moore and his campaign committee was difficult, but they need to be held responsible for their actions,” Corfman said in a written statement to AL.com. “Mr. Moore sexually abused me when I was only 14 years old. Then he and his campaign called me a liar and immoral when I publicly disclosed his misconduct. They ignored my requests to stop attacking me and to acknowledge the truth. Just last week, after the election, they filed a lawsuit in which they once again called me a liar. By this lawsuit, I seek to do what I could not do as a 14-year-old–hold Mr. Moore and those who enable him accountable.”

More from the lawsuit:

“Ms. Corfman is a private citizen whose only motivation is to clear her name and to stop Mr. Moore and the Moore Campaign Committee from continuing their defamatory attacks on her,” the lawsuit said. “Ms. Corfman wishes that defendants had heeded her requests to cease their defamation of her and seeks judicial intervention as a last resort to hold Defendants accountable for their misconduct, including a declaration that defendants’ denials of Mr. Moore’s sexual abuse of her and their characterization of her account of this abuse as ‘false,’ ‘malicious,’ and ‘immoral,’ among other untrue statements, are defamatory, as well as injunctive relief against these statements. Mr. Moore and the Moore Campaign Committee will likely continue their defamation of Ms. Corfman unless this Court orders them to stop.”

Twitter has feelings about this.

NEW: Leigh Corfman, who accused Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, is suing him for defamation. https://t.co/oQzqxmUFVA

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 4, 2018

Roy Moore accuser Leigh Corfman files defamation suit against him. Her court filing cites numerous instances of Moore media appearances, but also specifically notes the polygraph affidavit Moore included in his unsuccessful suit last week. pic.twitter.com/d7rR40RHzX

— Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) January 4, 2018

Aww Leigh Corfman is seeking the spotlight once again. She disappeared after Roy Moore lost, suddenly she’s filing a lawsuit?

How much did Gloria Allred already pay you?

— Mike (@mike_Zollo) January 4, 2018

Roy Moore should already be suing Leigh Corfman and exposing who is funding her. As if we don't already know. She's a liar with a history of fraud. #RoyMoore

— Theo Aristo Kratos (@KeepItRealist) January 4, 2018

GO GET HIM, LEIGH CORFMAN! #MeToo #TheResistancehttps://t.co/B0uanODvCc

— Wendy Marcinkiewicz (@WendyMarcinkie1) January 4, 2018

Leigh Corfman, who accused Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her when she was 14, has filed a defamation suit against him and his campaign committee today in Alabama Civil Court because of the times they called her a liar and questioned her motivation.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 4, 2018

Didn't @RoyMooreSenator say he was gonna sue as well? Can't wait to see what discovery yields if the suit gets that far.

— Matthew Miles Monroe (@jssmatt) January 4, 2018

Oh karma, he's had it coming for a long time.

— Tim Palumbo (@TimPalumbo) January 4, 2018

You go girl!! Girl power!!

— Jean Hinkle Klele (@JeanHinkleKlele) January 4, 2018

Money, money, monaaay!

— Travis McCloud (@MoneyAndPills) January 4, 2018

"Leigh Corfman is not seeking financial compensation beyond legal costs. She is asking for a declaratory judgment of defamation, a public apology from Moore, and a court-enforced ban on him or his campaign publicly attacking her again." https://t.co/3tdUruqXJ3

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 4, 2018

Thoughts?

h/t AL