Vanessa Tyson, the woman that has accused the Lt Governor of Virginia Justin Fairfax, says that she is ready to testify before the Virginia legislature about the sexual assault she claims that Fairfax inflicted on her.
She says that in a perfect world, she would like to see Fairfax resign his office over his assault of her. He has also been accused of rape by Meridith Watson. A lot of high profile Democratic politicians have called on Fairfax to resign, including Sen Tim Kaine and former Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Vanessa Tyson, one of the two women accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, says that she wants to testify before the Virginia Assembly — and she still wants Fairfax to resign.
“In my ideal world, I’d want him to resign.” Tyson told “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King in her first TV interview to air Monday. She alleges that Fairfax assaulted her while they were both working at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004. She came forward with her allegations in early February, and is in contact with the Suffolk County District Attorney in Boston to her explore options.
Tyson, an associate professor of political science at Scripps College in Claremont, California, said that she came forward in part so that her students interested in politics would not have similar experiences.
“I don’t want this to ever, ever, ever happen to them,” Tyson said. Her second reason for coming forward, she said, was because “the Virginia people need to know who they elected.”
Tyson said that she wanted a public hearing in the Virginia Assembly, not an investigation by the legislature, because investigations may allow people in power to cover up information.