RFK Jr sent apology text to woman who accused him of sexual assault for ‘inadvertent harm’, report reveals

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr texted a woman who recently came forward with allegations of sexual assault and apologized for the incident, which he claimed to have “no memory of”, according to a new report.

Kennedy reportedly sent the text two days after Vanity Fair published the article on July 2. In the piece, Eliza Cooney accused Kennedy of groping her and making inappropriate comments toward her in 1998 while she was working as a babysitter for his children.

Cooney accused Kennedy of discretely stroking her leg while they were seated at a table, asking her to rub lotion on his bare back and putting his hands on her hips and breasts.

“I have no memory of this incident but I apologize sincerely for anything I ever did that made you feel uncomfortable or anything I did or said that offended you or hurt your feelings,” Kennedy allegedly texted Cooney early on July 4, accordingto The Washington Post.

“I never intended you any harm. If I hurt you, it was inadvertent. I feel badly for doing so,” he added. He then asked Cooney to meet “face to face”.

“If you feel comfortable, Id [sic] like to tell you this by phone, and preferably, face to face. I recognize that this might not be possible. I have no agenda for sending this text other than making the most sincere and ernest [sic] amends,” Kennedy wrote.

Kennedy’s message to Cooney was reportedly sent after he publicly declined to comment on the allegations but admitted he is “not a church boy” and has “so many skeletons” in his closet.

The 2024 presidential candidate told The Washington Post: “The text message speaks for itself” but declined to elaborate.

The Independent has asked the Kennedy campaign for comment on the matter.

Cooney, now 48, told T