The US' sexual assault hotline got a record number of calls on the day of the Kavanaugh hearing

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September 28, 2018 1:02 PM

The US National Sex Assault Hotline say they got 147% more calls on Thursday – the same day as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was testifying against allegations he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford. The Senate Judiciary Committee are giving their verdict on Friday.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh was asked to explain words in from his high school yearbook in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.

The US National Sex Assault Hotline say they got 147% more calls on the day of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing.
"grab ’em [women] by the p----," in 2016.
Kavanaugh, a Supreme Court nominee, was in front of the Senate Judiciary Committe on Thursday testifying against claims he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford in High School.

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RAINN) runs the 24/7 hotline and said on their official twitter page on Thursday they had 147% more calls than on a normal weekday.

Kavanaugh is accused sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford 36 years ago, and defended himself in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Ford also gave testimony and said she was 100% sure he sexually assaulted her.

Ford shared harrowing details of her experience, recalling the "uproarious laughter" of her attackers and describing it as having been burned in her memory.

Read a full and in-depth report of Thursday's hearing here.