As sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore continue to intensify, voters in lower Alabama offer their take on the decisive twice-removed Chief Justice of the Yellowhammer state.



AL.com spoke to residents in Mobile and Grand Bay.

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This is Susan Hayes of Grand Bay. In response to the initial sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore she said they were "fake news" and an effort by the Democrats "to win the election."

Despite not believing the allegations against Moore, Hayes said that "People can change."

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This is Neil, an ex-convict who isn't eligible to vote. "It's a load of old bull****," he said of the Roy Moore allegations from inside his work van in the lot of Dollar General near Grand Bay.

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Destiny Adams was filling up her vehicle in Grand Bay Friday. "It's probably not a lie," she said. "I find it hard to believe four women would independently invent allegations against Roy Moore."



"I wouldn't vote for him," Adams added.

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"I don't do politics or weddings," said 'Hill Billy' of the Roy Moore allegations as he sat on the side of the road near Grand Bay selling hats and flags.

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Wayne Benbow works with children at the First Baptist Church in Grand Bay. "I hope it's not true," he said of the Roy Moore allegations. "If it is true, I'm obviously not for it."

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During a heated discussion with Susan Hayes, this women, who asked not to be named, said she would absolutely not vote for Roy Moore in the upcoming election after hearing of the allegations.

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Marc Jackson, who owns Mobile's Kazoola Bar said that the sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore are "self explanatory" and "believable."



"He's been kicked off the bench twice so why would anyone vote for this guy in the first place," added Jackson.

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"I don't know any woman who would put her reputation and life on the line like this," said Christine Dyer, who recently returned to Mobile after spending the last 27 years outside of Alabama. "It's impossible to prove what happened to those women, but I don't see Roy Moore disproving the allegations against him."

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"Do I believe he's capable of it, yes," said Angeline Horn about the Roy Moore allegations. "I do think it's strange timing, but with all the Hollywood stories coming out, it might be that women are finally feeling brave enough to come out."



"I wouldn't have voted for him anyway," added Horn.

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"I give the benefit of the doubt to women," said Angel Trigg, an employee at a book shop in Mobile. "The complications involved in coming forward suggest that this is not a lie, and i'm disgusted by the excuses people are giving in Moore's defense, including biblical references."



"Unfortunately, these allegations may get him more votes,' added Trigg. "But I think Doug Jones will win."

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"While it's true that you are innocent until proven guilty, I believe these women," said Alan Anderson, a barista at Serda's coffee shop in downtown Mobile. "He's a judge and a religious man, I see him using those as identities as a cover for his sexual shenanigans."

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"His evangelical supporters are more likely to vote for him now, which highlights deeper and more troubling issues that exist in this state," said Holly Horn, a student at Springhill college. "But if he does get elected I hope he does a good job for the state."