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The Portland police will reopen the sexual misconduct case against former Vice President Al Gore.
Gore was accused of having "unwanted sexual contact" with a massage therapist during an October 2006 visit. A Gore spokeswoman said the former vice president "unequivocally and emphatically" denies making unwanted sexual advances toward the woman. The woman contacted police in January 2009 and gave a statement, saying Gore tried to have sex with her during a massage appointment at the upscale downtown Hotel Lucia. Gore reportedly was registered at the hotel as "Mr. Stone." Gore and his wife announced June 1 they were separating. The National Enquirer first reported the allegations. She has been identified as 54-year-old Molly Hagerty. A police report prepared in 2007 said the alleged incident happened on Oct. 24, 2006. Gore was in Portland to give a speech on climate change. According to the report, the woman canceled appointments with detectives on Dec. 21 and 26 of that year. Her attorney canceled another meeting set for Jan. 4, 2007, and said the matter would be handled civilly. "This case is exceptionally cleared as (the woman) refuses to cooperate with the investigation or even report a crime," the report states. The case was reopened in January 2009 after the woman contacted police, but detectives at the time determined there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations. In a transcript of the interview released by police, the massage therapist said she was doing requested abdominal work on Gore. She claimed he started to moan, demanded she go lower, and later grabbed her hand and shoved it toward his pubic area. She alleged he later tried to have sex with her and began caressing her before she squirmed out of his grasp. The woman said she didn't immediately contact police because she feared "being made into a public spectacle" and having her reputation destroyed. Detective Mary Wheat, a Portland police spokeswoman, said the woman contacted detectives this month and asked for a copy of her statement. According to Wheat, the woman said she planned to take her case to the media. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/30/portland-police-reopen-sexual-misconduct-case-gore/?test=latestnews Not only will he have to register his carbon footprint but also as a sex offender! ![]() |
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