"I am not a church boy"

[Doctor Phibes]

Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has described a Vanity Fair story as a "lot of garbage", responding to several allegations including that he had sexually assaulted a former family babysitter.

Vanity Fair reported that in the late 1990s, Mr Kennedy had groped Eliza Cooney, a recent college graduate hired as a part-time babysitter for his children and to assist him with his environmental law work. She was 23 years old at the time.

When asked specifically about this allegation and the others in question on the Breaking Points podcast, Mr Kennedy said, "I am not a church boy."

“I had a very, very rambunctious youth,” he said. “I said in my announcement speech that I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world.”

When pressed by podcast host Saagar Enjeti further on the sexual assault claim, Mr Kennedy said he had no comment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6p27evjz49o

I guess since he has no chance of winning anyway, this story doesn't really matter. Still.....

[Mik]

That was 25 years ago, making him about 43-45 at the time. That does not qualify as rambunctious youth. Sounds more like entitled middle aged predator. But, hey, he's a Kennedy. I'm sure they wouldn't do anything like that.

[Jolly]

My first thoughts, "He's a Kennedy".

[Horace]

I am sure they have good reason to believe all the young women they're surrounded with are there at and for their pleasure. Every once in a while, one of those young women in their orbit might take offense, then we get these stories.

[Doctor Phibes]

I guess he needed time off from self-righteously fighting The Man, so instead he had a somewhat less righteous go at The Woman.