HARASSMENT?

Sir, I was very hurt to read Nuala O Faolain's column, which once again fuelled the myth of Clarence Thomas as a sexual harasser…

Sir, I was very hurt to read Nuala O Faolain's column, which once again fuelled the myth of Clarence Thomas as a sexual harasser. I would ask Nuala to consider the following point:

Why did Anita Hill wait 10 years before making her allegations public? During these 10 years, Anita Hill made contact with Clarence Thomas at least eight times, on one occasion to congratulate him on his marriage hardly the actions of a victim of alleged sexual harassment. Rather than voluntarily come forward to testify against Clarence Thomas, Ms Hill was pushed by close friends, for political reasons.

I could go on, but this alone shows the innocence of Clarence Thomas. Yours etc,

Booterstown,

READ MORE

Co. Dublin.