Watson interview with CBS This Morning follows sit-down with original accuser Vanessa Tyson
By Fenit Nirappil Fenit Nirappil Reporter covering D.C. government and politics Email Bio Follow April 2 at 8:56 AM Meredith Watson, one of two women who have accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, on Tuesday urged the state legislature to hold a public hearing on the allegations during her first televised interview.
In a statement, Fairfax said he is a “strong proponent of the rights of women in our society -- among them equal rights, reproductive rights, economic rights, the right to be heard and respected, the right to fair access to the criminal justice system, and right to be free from disrespect, harassment, and assault.”
Fairfax, a 40-year-old lawyer, has denied the assault allegations and said the encounters were consensual. His aides on Sunday said he voluntarily took and passed two polygraph tests that they said prove the allegations are false.Both women want the Virginia state legislature to hold an unprecedented public hearing in which they and Fairfax would testify under oath.
“She has no interest in becoming a media personality or reliving the trauma that has greatly affected her life,” said Nancy Erika Smith, Watson’s attorney, in a February statement.
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