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Ex-boyfriend of Christine Ford claims she helped friend prepare for polygraph test
AN EX-BOYFRIEND of Christine Blasey Ford has issued an explosive statement suggesting she lied to the Senate in her testimony.
A MAN who says he dated Christine Blasey Ford in the 1990s has suggested she lied to the Senate during her hearing.
In a sworn written statement, the man claimed to have directly witnessed Ford helping her “long-time best friend” Monica McLean prepare for a polygraph exam.
“Dr Ford explained in detail what to expect, how polygraphs worked and helped McLean become familiar and less nervous about the exam. Dr Ford was able to help because of her background in psychology,” he said in the statement.
During the hearing, Dr Ford said she had never had discussions with anyone, besides her lawyers, on how to take a polygraph, nor had she offered tips to anyone on doing so.
The ex-boyfriend also disputed Dr Ford’s lawyers’ claims that she has a fear of flying.
“While visiting Ford in Hawaii, we travelled around the Hawaiian Islands including one time on a propeller plane. Dr Ford never indicated a fear of flying.”
He said she never expressed a fear of close quarters, tight spaces or places with only one exit, adding that she lived in a small, 46sq m Hawaii apartment.
This was in relation to Ford’s testimony about suffering from claustrophobia. The alleged assault was revealed to her therapist and husband in 2012 after she insisted on having a second exit to her home, which her husband couldn’t understand before she opened up about the alleged attack.
Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell noted Ford flies “fairly frequently for hobbies and … work”.
She said: “She flies to the mid-Atlantic at least once a year to visit her family. She has also flown to Hawaii, French Polynesia and Costa Rica. She also flew to Washington DC for the hearing.”