GOP leaders bolt from Senate candidate Moore after sex claim

Friday, November 10, 2017

WASHINGTON -- A month before Alabama's special election, Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore abruptly faced lurid allegations Thursday of sexual misconduct with minors decades ago -- and an immediate backlash from party leaders who demanded he get out of the race if the accusations prove true.

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