But six weeks after testifying to a Senate committee about her sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford continues to receive threats and is still working on “recovering from the experience and returning to her job responsibilities,” Ford’s lawyers told NPR. “Justice Kavanaugh ascended to the Supreme Court, but the threats to Dr. Ford continue,” they said in a statement. In September, Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she and her family “have been the target of constant harassment and death threats,” since she came forward with her claims that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. In her wrenching testimony, Ford detailed the lifetime of trauma she has experienced as a result of the alleged incident. Sexual harassment and assault have also sidelined survivors’ careers or forced them out of industries, and can have lasting consequences on their health.

Source: Huffington Post November 08, 2018 21:00 UTC