Another Stain on United States Politics
“A tweet later deleted from Republican Rep. Jim Jordan’s Twitter account dismissed the claim that a 10-year-old girl was raped in his home state of Ohio and had to cross state lines to receive an abortion as “another lie.”” 1
“The first and most important thing to recognize right now is that a heinous, violent crime was committed on a 10-year-old Ohio child, and thankfully justice has now found the alleged perpetrator. A Columbus man was indicted Wednesday in a case that made national and international headlines about a 10-year-old girl who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion after Ohio’s abortion ban went into effect following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.” 2
“Republican US Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio appears to have deleted a post on Twitter calling the case of a 10-year-old girl in his home state who traveled to Indiana for an abortion “another lie”.” 3
- Snopes.com, July 14, 2022 – Jim Jordan’s Tweet Scoffing at Story About 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Deleted
- The Ohio Capital Journal, David DeWitt, July 13, 2022 – Ohio Republicans’ attempted erasure of a 10-year-old rape victim is incredibly sick and disturbed
- The Independent, Alex Woodward, July 14, 2022 – Jim Jordan deleted tweet claiming story about 10-year-old girl forced to travel for abortion was ‘another lie’ – Republican congressman joined right-wing figures discrediting the case
