Breaking News: Fairfax accuser says consensual situation 'quickly turned into a sexual assault'

View in your browser     Fairfax accuser says consensual situation 'quickly turned into a sexual assault' Vanessa Tyson, a professor who has accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault, issued her first statement Wednesday detailing her allegation against him. “What began as consensual kissing quickly turned into a sexual assault," Tyson, a college professor from California, said in the statement. "Mr. Fairfax forced me to perform oral sex on him."  Tyson has accused Fairfax of sexually assaulting her at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, which Fairfax has denied. The lieutenant governor issued a statement earlier Wednesday maintaining that his interaction with Tyson was consensual. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for Breaking News     Forward Breaking News     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.