Looks like another Republican candidate is in trouble, though the race against his Democratic opponent is still disturbingly close: Jeff Perry of Massachusetts. Here's an excerpt from the article by Andrew Ryan in Boston:
Perry has also acknowledged misstating the facts of the 1992 strip search on his bar application, in which he said the victim had been arrested. Neither of the girls was arrested. The family of the second victim won a lawsuit against the town of Wareham, and Allen's family settled out of court.
"I cannot stand by silently any longer while what happened to me is discussed in the press," Allen said. "It upsets me that Jeff Perry can run for Congress after what he did to me when I was 14 years old."
Allen, now in her early 30s, lives in the 10th Congressional District, and family members have said the assault affected her and her family tremendously. Having it dredged up as Perry runs for Congress has been exceptionally painful, family members have said. Allen's father told the Globe earlier this year that he was angry at Perry, saying, "There's nowhere he should run except out of town."