New Kavanaugh Allegation Prompts Protest At Yale

NEW HAVEN, CT — Another woman has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The woman identified as Deborah Ramirez claimed that Kavanaugh exposed himself at a dorm room party at Yale University during his freshman year.

The allegation prompted a sitting in silence protest at Yale Law School Monday morning.

Ramirez told the New Yorker she was reluctant to come forward because her memory contained gaps of the incident due to drinking, but said that he thrust his penis in her face and caused her to touch it without her consent. She decided to go public after reviewing her memory and consulting with her attorney.

The New York Times spoke to several dozen people in an attempt to corroborate her story, but couldn't find anyone with first hand knowledge. To sign up for New Haven breaking news alerts and more, click here.

She told some of her former classmates she wasn't sure if Kavanaugh was the one who exposed himself, according to the Times. Kavanaugh himself denied the newest allegation. New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer said saw Yale University alumni emails about the incident in July before Ramirez went public with the story.

Christine Blasey Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Ford claims that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed during the early 1980's when they were both teenagers at a party and groped her while the two were "stumbling drunk." Kavanaugh also denied those allegations.

Both women have asked the FBI to investigate the alleged incidents.

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