Portland Police Clear Al Gore In Masseuse Sexual Harassment Case

by Frances Martel | 9:09 am, July 31st, 2010

» 23 comments

After reopening a case against former Vice President Al Gore accusing him of sexually harassing a masseuse almost exactly one month ago, Portland, Oregon police officials have announced that they are ending the investigation against Gore due to lack of evidence on the part of the accuser, Molly Hagerty, who made national news when she accused Gore of assault in the National Enquirer.

According to CNN, the town’s district attorney announced yesterday that Hagerty’s statements were not evidence enough to keep the case open, as there was evidence Hagerty had engaged in friendly contact with Gore despite her claims of harassment and that she refused to provide medical records, as well as failing a polygraph and being known to have been paid by the National Enquirer for her story. Given the flimsy evidence, Gore has been cleared:

“After evaluating the materials submitted by PPB I have concluded that I agree with the assessment that a sustainable criminal case does not exist,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Don Rees wrote in a memo Friday. “Ms. Hagerty’s detailed statement … is insufficient to support a criminal charge given other contradictory evidence, conflicting witness statements, credibility issues, lack of forensic evidence and denials by Mr. Gore.”

According to a statement from Gore’s office, he “respects and appreciates the thorough and professional work of the Portland authorities and is pleased that this matter has now been resolved.”

Al Gore, CNN, Molly Hagerty, National Enquirer, Portland, sexual harassment

timzank

And the civil suit begins in 5,4,3,2,
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Look at that innocent face . No smugness there at all .
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Nothing to see here . After all , most people pay $540.00 for a massage in their hotel room late at night .
FearMonger

“contradictory evidence, conflicting witness statements, credibility issues”

hmmm. Sounds kinda like the case for Man-Made Global Warming.
BatBoy

Of course the Portland Police cleared him…actually they cleared themselves when they bungled the initial investigation.

As the saying goes… WHERE THERE IS SMOKE…YOU WILL USUALLY FIND FIRE!

So stay tuned folks…this will pop up again in another jurisdiction!
BatBoy

ONE LAST THING…

Do you, like Al and (I wish) myself always find that the Hotel would place CONDOMS IN THE LITTLE GIFT BASKET they leave in the room for their guests.

Then again…I never had a $540 massage in my room…thinking back…I never had a massage in my room ever.
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

The service was expensive because AlGore had to pay by the pound .
notsofast

But they are going to charge him with an attack with a dead weapon.
JimBob

By the pound? And it was only $540.00? Only a buck a POUND for Al Gore? The Former Vice President! !
Dammit, I hate it when undeserving people get special discounts!
BruceGoose

Portland is known as being “Little Beirut” for visiting Republicans and a little slice o’ paradise for Democrats.
ChiliPeppersFan

i heard that al got divorced cuz he was talking dirty in bed and tipper slapped one of those PMRC labels on his mouth
Big_F-ing_Deal

I’m curious, how do you right-wing scumbuckets live with these constant disappointments?
Do you just get used to it?
Does it become part of the norm?

Oh well, only 6 more years to go and then you’ll be back on top of the world.
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http://none pyrope

Everybody believe Al except Tipper.
http://none pyrope

*believes
JamesA1102

Just curious where this $540 figure comes from, is it from a credible source or is it another Breitbart special?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

JamesA1102 said:
Just curious where this $540 figure comes from, is it from a credible source or is it another Breitbart special?

Breitbart, National Enquirer, Weekly World News, Fox News – a short list of not credible media outlets.
fliteshare

Hey for $ 540.00 there better be real sex involved and not just a bit of touchy feely. If I were Al, I’d sue her for false advertizing
Patrick Henry

Big_F-ing_Deal said:
Oh well, only 6 more years to go and then you’ll be back on top of the world.

We start the climb this November and finish it in 2012. Unfortunately, I’m afraid even then it is going to take years to undo all of the damage that this administration has done.
mproust

notsofast said:
But they are going to charge him with an attack with a dead weapon.

Priceless!
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Saw Algore laying on the beach the other day . He was upset . People kept trying to drag him back into the water .
BatBoy

I swear to GOD that Al Gore’s nose in his picture above grew over night!

And…is a tad bit higher too, if I’m not mistaken!
shootfromthehip

wah wah wah.

Another swing and a miss by the right at trying to take down Gore.
betweentwoevils

What did OJ say after he was found not guilty?

Answer: “May I have my gloves back?”