Delay understandable in accusation against Kavanaugh
September 18, 2018 - 9:00 pm
Regarding Christine Blasey Ford coming forward about Kavanaugh (“Kavanaugh accuser talks to newspaper,” Monday Review-Journal), it does not surprise me that she said nothing for so many years.
Having worked with physical and sexual assault survivors to help write their memoirs, I’ve learned that burying the “dirty secret” is the norm, not the exception. Some have said they would have gone to their graves without saying anything but found the courage to tell their story as much as 30 years later to help others like them.
Yes, the timing could be considered suspect, but that should not take away from Ford’s validity.