Fox News guest: Seducing 14-year-olds may not have been that unusual 40 years ago

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32. What stands out is that the girls banded together

to warn and protect each other.

Obviously, Moore knew how to find vulnerable girls who were needy and probably flattered by the attention at first. And he picked his targets carefully. I am certain as you say they had a difficult time coming forward after he molested them. I probably would not have told my dad because I would have been afraid that he would accuse me of encouraging him or as you say that he would cause a huge ruckus and get arrested as you suggest. So in that respect, Moore's behavior would go unreported to adults.

Clearly, the position of power Moore enjoyed did insulate him from his crimes. What I don't get is how the men in the community who pride themselves on defending Southern womanhood (at least I always thought this was the case) wouldn't have leaned on him privately. If cops were aware, one would think other upstanding citizens also knew.

In the middle school I attended, I recall boys mentioning a man in our community that they all avoided for similar reasons. The kids certainly know. To bad none felt they could trust adults to protect them.

Since you grew up there, did you ever hear warnings about Moore?