Georgetown Prep alumni defend Judge Kavanaugh amid alleged yearbook sexual references

Georgetown Prep, stands next to Judge Kavanaugh in the photo.","type"™:"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 32","“inlineTextStyles":[{"range": {"length":64,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"},{"range"™:{"length":64,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default— body", "role":"body", "text":"Barbara Van Gelder, a lawyer for Mr. Judge, declined to comment.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 33","inlineTextStyles":[{"range":{"length":474, "start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"},{"range"™:{"length":474,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text":"Four of the players in the d4€eRenate Alumniad€ photo 4€" Mr. Davis, Mr. Kane, Tim Gaudette and Don Urgo Jr. a4€" said in a statement that they had a€enever bragged aboutad€ sexual contact or anything like that with Ms. Dolphin. The statement, issued by Jim McCarthy, a public-relations representative, said the yearbookae™s a€eRenated€ references d4€ewere intended to allude to innocent dates or dance partners and were generally known within the community of people involved for over 35 years.a€","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 34","inlineTextStyles": [{"range": {"length":289, "start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™:{"length":289,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text": "a€eThese comments,d4€ the statement continued, A€ewere never controversial and did not impact ongoing relationships until The Times twisted and forced an untrue narrative. This shabby journalism is causing egregious harm to all involved, particularly our friend, and is simply beneath contempt.a€", "type": "text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 35","inlineTextStyles":[{"range": {"length":254, "start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™:{"length":254,"start":0},"textStyle":"_ anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Michael Walsh, another Georgetown Prep alumnus, also listed himself on his personal yearbook page as a d€ceRenate Alumnus.a€ Alongside some song lyrics, he included a short poem: A€eYou need a date / and itad€™s getting late / so donaéé™t hesitate / to call Renate.a4€", "type":"text"}, {"additions": [{"URL":"https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/me dia/doc/2018-07- 09%20155%20Georgetowns20Preps20Classmates%s20to%s20McConnell, s20Schumer, s20Grassley, S20Fe instein%20- S20Kavanaughs20Nomination.pdi", "range": {"length":6, "start ":98},"type"™:"link"}],"identift ier":"_ anf-body- 36","inlineTextStyles":[{"range": {"length":325,"start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range™: {"length":325,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Mr. Walsh, a bank executive in Virginia, was one of scores of Georgetown Prep alumni who signed a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders vouching for Judge Kavanaugha€™s a€esharp intellectual ability, affable nature, anda practical and fair approach devoid of partisan purpose.d€ He did not respond to requests for comment.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 37","inlineTextStyles":[{"range":{"length":270,"start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":270,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Ms. Dolphin was aware that members of Judge Kavanaughde™s clique were reciting that poem, according to a person familiar with her thinking. She told the football players that she found it offensive, believing it made her seem lik a cheap date, and she asked them to stop.", "type™:"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 38","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":250,"start":0},"textsStyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™: {"length":250,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default— body", "role": "body", "text"™:"Some of Judge Kavanaughd€™s peers said they doubted that the yearbook notations were good-natured. a€eThose guys werende€™t big on crushes,d€ Mr. Fishburne said. 4€eI think they felt that if a girl didnae€™t want to date them, then they must be gay. 14€™m serious.a€","type":"text"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 39","inlineTextStyles":[{"range": {"length":391,"start":0},"textstyle":" anf-ts- i"}, {"range"™:{"length":391,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-1"}],"layout":"default- body", "role": "body", "text":"A high school friend of Ms. Dolphina€™s, who also signed the letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that while she stood by the letterde€™s contents, as a friend of Ms. Dolphind€™s she was d€esickeneda€ by the yearbookdae™s da€ceRenated€ references. She and a second friend of Ms. Dolphind€™s denied that there was any sexual contact between Ms. Dolphin and Judge Kavanaugh or anyone else in his circle.","type":"text"}, {"components":[{"identifier":" anf-divider- 3","layout":"ComponentLayout-— 10", "role":"divider", "stroke":{"color™:"#222222","style":"solid", "width":"1.0pt"}, "type ":"line"}, {"identifier":" anf-body- 40","inlineTextStyles": [{"range":{"length":35,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts- 75"},{"range":{"length":35,"start":0},"textStyle":" anf-ts-75"}],"layout":"default- body", "role":"body", "text":"Kitty Bennett contributed research.", "textStyle":"footer- HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028437