By Connor Sheets and Anna Claire Vollers

An attorney for Leigh Corfman, whose story of a sexual encounter with Roy Moore when he was 32 and she was 14, broke today, said Corfman stands by her story.

Hoover attorney Eddie Sexton told AL.com that Corfman has wanted to publicly talk about the time in 1979 when Moore dated her, but never felt like it was the right time.

"Her kids are out of the house now, grown, and I think she felt like it was the right time to do it," said Sexton. "I'm sure she was scared to death."

Corfman had been talking with reporters from the Washington Post for several weeks, he said.

In a Washington Post story published today, Corfman told how Moore had approached her and her mother outside a courtroom in Etowah County in 1979 and offered to watch Corfman, then 14, while her mother went inside for a custody hearing.

Moore later picked her up a few times, once taking her to his home and having a sexual encounter with her that included his removing her clothes.

Sexton said Corfman's decision wasn't affected by the Harvey Weinstein scandal, in which numerous women have publicly accused the movie producer of sexual harassment and assault.

"She really thought about it before she (decided to speak publicly)," Sexton said, in part because Gadsden is a close-knit community.

The Washington Post story also detailed three other women, ages 16-18, who said Moore tried to date them when he was in his 30s.

Debbie Wesson Gibson, who lives in Birmingham, told The Washington Post that she was 17 when Moore spoke to her high school civics class and asked her on a date shortly after.

"I stand by the interview I did with (reporters) Stephanie (McCrummen) and Beth (Reinhard)," Gibson told AL.com, saying she had no further statement beyond what she told the Post reporters.

Corfman's son, Garner Polston, referred AL.com to Corfman's attorney but said, "I can say that my mom has no reason to lie about this."