Who Is Dean Young? Roy Moore Campaign Strategist Says ‘We Don’t Believe These Women’

A strategist for Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore made headlines Tuesday with controversial comments regarding sexual misconduct allegations. Dean Young made his comments in a press conference in Montgomery, Alabama.

A recent Washington Post report detailed allegations that Moore initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old in 1979 when he was 32-years-old. Since then, Moore has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women. Young, a longtime adviser to Moore, has been outspoken on behalf of the former judge.

“We believe Judge Moore, we don’t believe these women,” Young said. “It’s just that simple. Ya’ll can keep trotting ‘em out if you want to, but we’re not gonna talk about that. We’re gonna talk about helping Donald Trump, making America great again. So ya’ll can quit asking us questions, quit yelling stuff, quit being rude. We’ll say what we’re gonna say and Alabamians, don’t be tricked by this.”

Young also confirmed Moore would continue his run, despite calls by multiple politicians to drop out of the race.

“He’s going to run,” Young said, according to The Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs. “He’s going to win and he’s going to be seated or there will be trouble in this nation.”

Young also slammed Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Alabama, saying he was "for abortion until the baby is born" and for "transgenders going into your little girl's bathroom" and "boys pretending like they're girls going into the bathroom with your children."

Moore himself has denounced the allegations against him, blaming "forces of evil" out to inflict harm on "Christian conservatives." President Donald Trump also weighed in on Moore's situation Tuesday. Trump said Moore had "totally denied" the allegations leveled against him.

"We don't need a liberal person in there, a Democrat," the president said.

Trump went on to comment on the increasing number of sexual assault and harassment allegations leveled against prominent men.

"Women are very special," he said. "I think it's a very special time because a lot of things are coming out. I think that's good for our society and I think it's very good for women. I'm very happy a lot of these things are coming out."