{"id":1037563,"date":"2024-07-03T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1037563"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T19:30:10","slug":"what-they-are-saying-rfk-jr-doesnt-deny-groping-allegation-in-wild-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/what-they-are-saying-rfk-jr-doesnt-deny-groping-allegation-in-wild-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"What They Are Saying: \u201cRFK Jr. Doesn’t Deny Groping Allegation in Wild Interview\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cDoesn’t Deny Groping Allegation In Wild Interview\u201d… \u201cUnacceptable\u201d… \u201cBizarre\u201d…\u201dVery Revealing\u201d… \u201cRFK Jr Doesn\u2019t Want To Be Right\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In new reporting yesterday, <\/em>Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a> uncovered disturbing new details about RFK Jr. The story quoted a former family babysitter who said he sexually assaulted her and it exposed how, during his second marriage, RFK Jr. sent nude photos of women to his friends\u2013likely without their consent. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than deny the allegations, RFK Jr. doubled down on his actions in a new interview with Saagar Enjeti on the <\/em>Breaking Points<\/em><\/a> podcast\u2014\u201c I am not a church boy\u2026I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world\u2026I am who I am.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headlines: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. denies eating a dog while sidestepping sexual assault allegations in Vanity Fair article<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSNBC<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.\u2019s response to allegations of sexual assault: \u2018I am who I am\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. does not deny sexual assault allegation, rejects report he once ate dog meat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. Doesn\u2019t Deny Alleged Sexual Assault of Babysitter: \u2018I Am Not a Church Boy\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Beast<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. Issues Bizarre Response to Sex Assault Allegations: I\u2019m No \u2018Church Boy\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Week<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. denies eating dog but not assaulting nanny<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People<\/strong><\/a>: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Not Going to Comment’ on 1998 Sexual Assault Allegations by Former Family Babysitter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. Doesn\u2019t Deny Groping Allegation in Wild Interview: \u2018I Have So Many Skeletons in My Closet\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC<\/strong><\/a>: ‘I am not a church boy’: RFK Jr responds to sex assault allegation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>: Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: \u2018I am who I am\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Independent<\/strong><\/a>: \u2018I am not a church boy,\u2019 RFK Jr says after ex-nanny claims he assaulted her in 1998<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OK Magazine<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. Claims He Has ‘So Many Skeletons’ in His Closet After Former Babysitter Accuses Him of Sexual Assault<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Times<\/strong><\/a>: Allegations of sexual misconduct emerge against RFK Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York Daily News<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. accused of sexual assault, posing with barbecued dog in explosive expos\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mirror<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr responds to sex assault allegations while insisting he never ate a fried dog<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tweets: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Reynolds, @creynoldsnc<\/strong><\/a>: The accusations are of sexual assault and his response is “I am not a church boy.” Unacceptable. This should be bigger news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly Jong-Fast, @MollyJongFast<\/strong><\/a>: If sexually assaulting a 23 year old babysitter is wrong, RFK jr doesn\u2019t want to be right<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> \u201cI had a very rambunctious youth\u2026 I am not a church boy\u2026\u201d This is a very revealing way to respond to serious sexual assault allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite, @Mediaite<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr. Doesn’t Deny Groping Allegation in Wild Interview: ‘I Have So Many Skeletons in My Closet’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward-Isaac Dovere, @IsaacDovere<\/strong><\/a>: Robert F. Kennedy Jr\u2019s response to allegations of sexual assault of his children\u2019s nanny:  \u201cI am not a church boy.\u201d \u201cI am who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meryl Kornfield, @MerylKornfield<\/strong><\/a>: Kennedy was asked about the allegation in an interview today and declined to deny the accusation. He said he\u2019s not a \u201cchurch boy\u201d and there are many skeletons in his closet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Hagan, @Joehagansays<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Kennedy responds to Eliza Cooney\u2019s on the record claim of sexual assault as reported in @VanityFair : \u201cI have no comment on that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cDoesn’t Deny Groping Allegation In Wild Interview\u201d… \u201cUnacceptable\u201d… \u201cBizarre\u201d…\u201dVery Revealing\u201d… \u201cRFK Jr Doesn\u2019t Want To Be Right\u201d  In new reporting yesterday, Vanity Fair uncovered disturbing new details about RFK Jr. The story quoted a former family babysitter who said he sexually assaulted her and it exposed how, during his second marriage, RFK Jr. sent nude […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1037563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat They Are Saying: \u201cRFK Jr. Doesn't Deny Groping Allegation in Wild Interview\u201d - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/what-they-are-saying-rfk-jr-doesnt-deny-groping-allegation-in-wild-interview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-03T19:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-25T19:30:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/what-they-are-saying-rfk-jr-doesnt-deny-groping-allegation-in-wild-interview\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/what-they-are-saying-rfk-jr-doesnt-deny-groping-allegation-in-wild-interview\/\",\"name\":\"What They Are Saying: \u201cRFK Jr. Doesn't Deny Groping Allegation in Wild Interview\u201d - 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