Case that split America

SEX assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh polarised opinion in the US last year.

Professor Christine Blasey Ford told a Senate hearing he attacked her when she was 1 and he was 17.

Many were convinced by her tearful account, but others were swayed by Mr Kavanaugh’s furious denials.

President Donald Trump, who supported Mr Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, claimed he was the victim of a ‘hoax’. He said: ‘It was all made up, it was fabricated and it’s a disgrace. He’s a great person.’

A second woman claimed Mr Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were students. However, a brief FBI investigation failed to support the women’s claims.