She said/He said and the Supreme Court By Hank Silverberg I don’t know if Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a young woman when he was in high school or not. I can’t imagine any circumstances in which a woman would make such an accusation, leaving herself open to demeaning ridicule and even death threats, if the accusation was not true. I do know that the whole process for nominating Judge Kavanaugh, the hearings before the senate judiciary committee, the letter to Senator Diane Feinstein from Christine Blasey Ford making the accusation, and the subsequent media barrage, has left a very sour taste in my mouth. I wrote that lead on Sunday before word came that another woman has accused the judge of sexual misconduct. Two women coming forward adds more credibility to the allegations. Judge Brett Kavanaugh (Photo courtesy of DC Appeals Court) Sex crimes are not an easy topic to discuss, nor are they easy to prosecute. Th