RFK Apologizes To Woman For Alleged Sexual Assault

The Washington Post reports:

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has privately apologized to a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying he does not remember the alleged incident and that any harm he caused was “inadvertent.”

In a story published last week in Vanity Fair, the woman, Eliza Cooney, described inappropriate behavior and sexual advances from Kennedy when she worked as his family’s weekend nanny in the late 1990s, including an incident in which Kennedy approached her from behind and allegedly groped her in a pantry.

At the time, Cooney was 23. Kennedy was 45 and married, with five children. “I have no memory of this incident but I apologize sincerely for anything I ever did that made you feel uncomfortable or anything I did or said that offended you or hurt your feelings,” Kennedy wrote in a text message to Cooney sent at 12:33 a.m. on July 4.

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From the Boston Globe today, RFK Jr says he can’t be sure more allegations of sexual impropriety won’t come forward. pic.twitter.com/QTsFZihPmW

— Joe Hagan (@joehagansays) July 12, 2024

“I was rambunctious in my youth,” RFK Jr says about an incident when he was 45 years old.

“Rambunctious” is a generous way to describe sexual assault allegations.

“Youth” does not = 45. https://t.co/4Ky3wTtjj5

— Alexi McCammond (@alexi) July 3, 2024