The 2018 lawsuit against Judge Roy Moore for U.S. Senate Committee brought on by Leigh Corfman was recently dismissed by Circuit Court Judge John E. Rochester in Montgomery, Alabama. The ruling specifies that the Senate campaign could not be sued, however, a trial with Moore as the sole defendant is scheduled for Nov. 1, Al.com reported.
In 2018, Corfman accused former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her when she was 14.
Moore vehemently denied Corfman’s allegations of abuse, calling them “politically motivated” and “malicious.” Moore then countersued Corfman for slander and defamation. “The statements made by Leigh Corfman were slanderous, libelous, and were of such magnitude as to amount to defamation of Mr. Moore,” read the counterclaim. “No evidence other than the self-serving testimony of Leigh Corfman exists to support her contention that she was sexually abused or pursued romantically by Mr. Moore when she was fourteen years of age.”
The ruling stated Corfman had been found to be a limited-purpose public figure as a matter of law, making it even more difficult for her to prove defamation in this case.
Judge Moore stated, “The court has finally recognized what we knew all along. My campaign for US Senate has in no way defamed plaintiff Leigh Corfman. We look forward to proving in open court, before a jury, her political motivation for making false allegations in my Senate campaign.”
