Christine Blasey Ford expresses: The accuser of Brett Kavanaugh issued a rare statement last week

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and her testimony In September, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Supreme Court candidate, dominated the news cycle, with each word being closely scrutinized by both sides of the political forum and the media. Since the hearings, Ford has been largely silent.

Ford issued a statement on a GoFundMe page collecting donations for her last week. The page was created on September 18th with an initial goal of $ 150.00. He raised nearly $ 650,000 on his behalf.

"Words are not enough to thank all those who have supported me since I came to tell the Senate that Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted me," Ford wrote. "With your support, I am hopeful that our lives will return to normal."

After thanking her supporters, Ford wrote that the "generous contributions" that allowed her and her family to protect themselves from "scary threats" and increase the security of their home.

According to Ford, the funds were partly used to finance a security service since September 19, which "has recently begun to gradually decline," as well as "housing and security costs borne in Washington DC, as well as housing. premises for part of the market ". time we have been moved. "

She received death threats and her family was forced to leave her home, said her lawyer Debra Katz in septembereven before publicly alleging that Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were teenagers.

Ford wrote that she closed the GoFundMe account for other contributions. All unused donations "after the completion of security spending will be donated to organizations that support victims of trauma," she wrote. Ford said it was currently researching organizations to manage the remaining funds and that it would use the GoFundMe software to provide an update later.

"Even though the presentation was terrifying and disrupted our lives, I am grateful to have had the opportunity to fulfill my civic duty," wrote Ford in the last paragraph of his statement. "That done, I am impressed by the many women and men who have written to share similar life experiences, and now, I have bravely shared their experience with friends and family, many of whom for the first time, support. "

Ford issued a similar statement in early October on the GoFundMe page.

Ford's allegations against Kavanaugh were made public on September 16, after Senator Dianne Feinstein, a prominent member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked to defer the vote for Confirmation of Kavanaugh because of the allegations of a woman then anonymous. Feinstein had been aware of the allegations since July.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Ford claimed that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her at a party at home in 1982, while they were both teenagers.

Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27, delivering a testimony stating that she was "100%" certain that Kavanaugh had assaulted her.

Kavanaugh also testified that day. After a heated debate in the Senate, it was confirmed in a 50-48 vote on October 8.