Joe Fain was a Washington state senator. Inspired by Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, Candace Faber came forward alleging Joe Fain had raped her eleven years earlier in 2007. She told her parents about the rape in 2009. She wrote a blog post not naming her attacker but describing the assault. She told other people about it and has a photo from that night with Joe Fain. This was not a simple allegation without supporting evidence.
Since his accuser does not support incarceration but prefers restorative healing as justice, she will not press charges, hoping that she can heal and so can Fain. This means absent a Senate investigation, there will be no police investigation.
The Washington Senate approved a bipartisan investigation, but Republicans rejected every investigator proposed. When Fain lost the general election, the investigation was suspended since they could not agree on an investigator. The allegation remains uninvestigated like the majority of rapes that occur.
Republicans appointed Fain to the Redistricting Commission and is currently the President and CEO of Bellevue Chamber of Commerce.
- Slate: A woman accused a prominent Washington state senator of raping her. She says she was inspired by Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony
- Medium: Candace Faber-“My body tells no lies” (prior to naming Fain, she wrote about the rape)
- NWPB: Washington legislators reverse course, won’t investigate rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain
- K5: Woman accusing state senator Joe Fain of rape doesn’t want to press charges
29 September 2018