Baltimore Sun

Don't excuse teen sexual assault

- Michelle Peyton, Havre de Grace

Does anyone see the error in the argument that Brett Kavanaugh was just a teenager when his alleged sexual assault occurred? By using this argument, you are then excusing any and all teenage boys of the same behavior. Do youth, liquor and hormones make this behavior right (“An alt-right Twitter account leaked the address of Kavanaugh’s accuser. It’s not the first time,” Sept. 18)?

Judge Kavanaugh, if confirmed, will hold a lifetime appointmen­t and could possibly be ruling on issues for at least the next 30 years or even longer. Many of these issues could affect women.

We need to have the FBI to do one more investigat­ion. Because of the statute of limitation­s, this could not result in criminal charges, but instead bring forth informatio­n that could shed light on a possible lifetime office holder's character and behavior. The American public has a right to all the informatio­n on someone who could affect their lives for a long time to come.

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