Embattled U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is the subject of an Alabama Bar Association complaint filed by a Massachusetts attorney who previously has made complaints against Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions.

Attorney J. Whitfield Larrabee claims Moore violated the Bar's rules of professional conduct, in light of allegations of sexual misconduct that have surfaced in articles by the Washington Post and AL.com. Moore has repeatedly and vehemently denied the claims of sexual misconduct. His campaign didn't respond Friday to a request for comment on the Bar complaint.

Larrabee late Thursday sent a copy of the complaint to AL.com. The document alleges several instances of misconduct by Moore, a licensed attorney in Alabama.

"During the course of his career as an attorney, prosecutor and District Attorney, Moore has engaged in predatory sexual activity," the complaint states.

Asked why a lawyer from the northeast part of the United States decided to file a complaint against an Alabama attorney, Larrabee said he felt it was his duty.

"As a concerned citizen and member of the bar in Massachusetts and elsewhere, I feel that it is my duty to speak up when I become aware of egregious misconduct by members of the legal profession," he said in an email to AL.com's Paul Gattis.

Earlier this year Larrabee filed a complaint against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who previously held the Senate seat Moore is seeking. That complaint stemmed from Sessions' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee during its Russia probe.

Larrabee also has filed complaints with federal prosecutors in New York and Florida alleging bribery, fraud and conspiracy against then-candidate President Donald Trump and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, reported AL.com's Howard Koplowitz.

The complaint against Moore outlines allegations by Leigh Corfman, Beverly Young Nelson, Tina Johnson and Gena Richardson.

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Potential penalties for violation of the Bar's code of conduct include public or private reprimand, probation and disbarment. A spokeswoman said the Bar doesn't comment on or confirm receipt of complaints. They are considered confidential unless or until a finding of guilty or guilty plea.

Corfman has accused Moore of taking her to his home in Etowah County when she was 14, removing her clothes and touching her over her bra and underpants. She also alleges that Moore guided her hand to touch him over his underwear. Moore denied the allegations and said he didn't even know Corfman.

"Moore's claims were lies," Larrabee wrote to the state Bar.

The complaint also details allegations that Moore tried to rape Nelson outside her workplace when she was 16, accusations that he grabbed Johnson's buttocks and claims that he forcefully kissed Richardson.

Threats of litigation

Larrabee's complaint addresses the Senate candidate's threats to file lawsuits against AL.com and the Washington Post for reporting the allegations against Moore.

"The reporting about these events by the media outlets was protected by first amendment activity," Larrabee's complaint states. "The threatened suits were frivolous, insubstantial, wholly without merit and made in bad faith. If Moore files the suits, it will be an abuse of process and malicious prosecution."

Larrabee claims the lawsuit threats are "akin to witness intimidation." The complaint states the accusers are potential witnesses with relevant testimony for the Senate's Ethics and Judiciary committees, if Moore is elected.

Prior conduct

Larrabee's complaint also references Moore's past actions of defying a federal court order and being suspended from the Alabama Supreme Court. Moore has been twice elected to and twice removed from the Alabama Supreme Court--once for refusing to remove a 5,000-pound statue of the Ten Commandments from a courtroom and most recently for telling probate judges around the state not to issue same-sex marriage licenses. The complaint states Moore has failed to follow the law, improperly spoken publicly about pending court cases and interfered with legal process.

The complaint alleges Moore violated three state bar rules by committing criminal acts, engaging in dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, and engaging in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice.

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