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Jessica Glenza

RFK Jr reportedly sent apology text to woman who accused him of sexual assault

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Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks in New York on 1 May 2024. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the independent presidential candidate, sent a text apologizing to a woman who had accused him of sexual assault in a Vanity Fair article, it was reported on Friday, just days after the increasingly isolated member of the famous political dynasty tried to brush off the scandal.

Kennedy said in the text that he had “no memory” of the incident but nevertheless apologized in a message his accuser called “arrogant” and an attempt at “damage control”, according to the Washington Post.

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