Two years after two women came forward and accused him of sexual assault, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is now running to become the state’s next governor. Not only does he maintain his innocence, he says he was treated like George Floyd and Emmett Till.
“It becomes a complete injustice — and one that mirrors a history of racial injustice — when as an African American, you have no opportunity to establish that these allegations are not true,” Fairfax said in an interview with NPR in March.
While Fairfax, a Democrat, connects the allegations that made national headlines in 2019 to a broader pattern of injustices against Black men, some of Fairfax’s detractors see his staying power as part of a troubling reversal of the #MeToo movement.
Attorney Debra Katz, who represents one of Fairfax’s accusers, points to other men her clients have accused of misconduct yet who remain in public service, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
In the early days of the movement, even when they denied wrongdoing, prominent men accused of misconduct often stepped back from public life, or acknowledged the potential for misunderstandings in sexual situations, and expressed regret for the pain their accusers say they caused. But that has changed, Katz said.
Democrats are never scrutinized by the media and can literally get away with rape and murder… look at Epstein island not a damn thing happened and Epstein didn’t kill him self
After harassment and now opening one’s mouth to state how you felt. Good luck to ya Justin….in the state of VA you will need it.
You can only go so far when it comes to diversity/inclusion and playing the many different types of cards.