CNSNews.com, despite presenting itself as a “news” operation, has continued to mostly ignore the news about the scandal of Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore’s history of perving on teenage girls (while pushing sexual harassment scandals involving non-conservatives). Now it’s suggesting that Moore’s accusers are the ones at fault.
A Nov. 20 CNS article by Susan Jones summarizes an interview with Moore accuser Leigh Corfman. The writeup is mostly straightforward; the headline, however, betrays CNS’ right-wing bias: “Leigh Corfman, Roy Moore’s Accuser: ‘I Was Expecting Candlelight and Roses’.”
Huh? That makes it seem like Corfman was the one trying to seduce Moore.
The quote in questions doesn’t appear until the fifth paragraph of Jones’ article, the it reads much differently in its proper context:
She said it did not occur to her at the time that she had been molested, but she said the experience did change her life for the worse:
“I’d been reading Harlequin romances, you know, for years at that point, and I was expecting candlelight and roses, and what I got was very different.
“It took away a lot of the specialness of, you know, interactions with men. It took some trust away. It allowed me to delve into some things that I, you know, wouldn’t have otherwise. It took years for me to regain a sense of confidence in myself. And I felt guilty,” she said. “You know, I felt like I was the one to blame. And it was decades before I was able to let that go.”
In other words, Moore is the one who anti-candlelight and roses and basically ruined adult relationship for Corfman.
Curiously, Jones edited a Corfman quote later in the article. She writes:
Corfman told NBC’s Savannah Guthrie she was not paid or compensated in any way for coming forward: “If anything, this has cost me. I have no tickets to Tahiti. And my bank account has not flourished. If anything it has gone down.”
In fact, Corfman said (Jones’ omissions in italics): “If anything, this has cost me. I’ve had to take leave from my job. I have no tickets to Tahiti, and my bank account has not flourished. If anything, it has gone down because currently I’m not working.”
Why does Jones want to hide the fact that Corfman has been unable to work because of the accusations she made against Moore? We don’t know.