RFK Jr.

Guardian - 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.

Eliza Cooney, who was once a nanny and legal intern and lived in the Kennedy family home, said Kennedy made inappropriate advances and sexually assaulted her in a pantry there in the late 1990s. She was 23 at the time. Kennedy was then 45 and married with children.

In response to the public allegations, Kennedy apparently called Cooney twice, and then sent a text just after midnight on the Fourth of July, the newspaper reported. Reuters also reported the news, independently verifying the texts.