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OpeningStatement

　　OpeningStatement:

　　SexualHarrassmentHearings

　　ConcerningJudgeClarenceThomas

　　Mr。

Chairman，SenatorThurmond，membersofthecommittee，mynameisAnitaF。

Hill，andIamaprofessoroflawattheUniversityofOklahoma。

IwasbornonafarminOkmulgeeCounty，Oklahoma，in1956。

Iamtheyoungestof13children。

IhadmyearlyeducationinOkmulgeeCounty。

Myfather，AlbertHill，isafarmerinthatarea。

Mymother'snameisIrmaHill。

Sheisalsoafarmerandahousewife。

　　Mychildhoodwasoneofalotofhardworkandnotmuchmoney，butitwasoneofsolidfamilyaffection，asrepresentedbymyparents。

IwasrearedinareligiousatmosphereintheBaptistfaith，andIhavebeenamemberoftheAntiochBaptistChurchinTulsa，Oklahoma，since1983。

Itisaverywarmpartofmylifeatthepresenttime。

　　Formyundergraduatework，IwenttoOklahomaStateUniversityandgraduatedfromtherein1977。

Iamattachingtothisstatementacopyofmyresumeforfurtherdetailsofmyeducation。

　　IgraduatedfromtheuniversitywithacademichonorsandproceededtotheYaleLawSchool，whereIreceivedmyJDdegreein1980。

Upongraduationfromlawschool，IbecameapracticinglawyerwiththeWashington，DC，firmofWard，Hardraker，andRoss。

　　In1981，IwasintroducedtonowJudgeThomasbyamutualfriend。

JudgeThomastoldmethathewasanticipatingapoliticalappointment，andheaskedifIwouldbeinterestedinworkingwithhim。

Hewas，infact，appointedasAssistantSecretaryofEducationforCivilRights。

Afterhehadtakenthatpost，heaskedifIwouldbecomehisassistant，andIacceptedthatposition。

　　Inmyearlyperiodthere，Ihadtwomajorprojects。

ThefirstwasanarticleIwroteforJudgeThomas'signatureontheeducationofminoritystudents。

Thesecondwastheorganizationofaseminaronhigh-riskstudentswhichwasabandonedbecauseJudgeThomastransferredtotheEEOCwherehebecamethechairmanofthatoffice。

　　DuringthisperiodattheDepartmentofEducation，myworkingrelationshipwithJudgeThomaswaspositive。

Ihadagooddealofresponsibilityandindependence。

Ithoughtherespectedmyworkandthathetrustedmyjudgment。

Afterapproximatelythreemonthsofworkingthere，heaskedmetogooutsociallywithhim。

　　Whathappenednextandtellingtheworldaboutitarethetwomostdifficultthings--experiencesofmylife。

Itisonlyafteragreatdealofagonizingconsiderationandsleeplessnumber--agreatnumberofsleeplessnightsthatIamabletotalkoftheseunpleasantmatterstoanyonebutmyclosefriends。

　　IdeclinedtheinvitationtogooutsociallywithhimandexplainedtohimthatIthoughtitwouldjeopardizewhatatthetimeIconsideredtobeaverygoodworkingrelationship。

Ihadanormalsociallifewithothermenoutsideoftheoffice。

Ibelievedthen，asnow，thathavingasocialrelationshipwithapersonwhowassupervisingmyworkwouldbeill-advised。

Iwasveryuncomfortablewiththeideaandtoldhimso。

　　Ithoughtthatbysayingnoandexplainingmyreasonsmyemployerwouldabandonhissocialsuggestions。

However，tomyregret，inthefollowingfewweeks，hecontinuedtoaskmeoutonseveraloccasions。

Hepressedmetojustifymyreasonsforsayingnotohim。

Theseincidentstookplaceinhisofficeormine。

Theywereintheformofprivateconversationswhichwouldnothavebeenoverheardbyanyoneelse。

　　MyworkingrelationshipbecameevenmorestrainedwhenJudgeThomasbegantouseworksituationstodiscusssex。

Ontheseoccasions，hewouldcallmeintohisofficeforreportsoneducationissuesandprojects，orhemightsuggestthat，becauseofthetimepressuresofhisschedule，wegotolunchtoagovernmentcafeteria。

Afterabriefdiscussionofwork，hewouldturntheconversationtoadiscussionofsexualmatters。

　　Hisconversationswereveryvivid。

Hespokeaboutactsthathehadseeninpornographicfilmsinvolvingsuchmattersaswomenhavingsexwithanimalsandfilmsshowinggroupsexorrapescenes。

Hetalkedaboutpornographicmaterialsdepictingindividualswithlargepenisesorlargebreastsinvolvedinvarioussexacts。

Onseveraloccasions，Thomastoldmegraphicallyofhisownsexualprowess。

　　BecauseIwasextremelyuncomfortabletalkingaboutsexwithhimatallandparticularlyinsuchagraphicway，ItoldhimthatIdidnotwanttotalkaboutthesesubjects。

Iwouldalsotrytochangethesubjecttoeducationmattersortononsexualpersonalmatterssuchashisbackgroundorhisbeliefs。

Myeffortstochangethesubjectwererarelysuccessful。

　　Throughouttheperiodoftheseconversations，healsofromtimetotimeaskedmeforsocialengagements。

Myreactiontotheseconversationswastoavoidthembyeliminatingopportunitiesforustoengageinextendedconversations。

ThiswasdifficultbecauseatthetimeIwashisonlyassistantattheOfficeofEducation--orOfficeforCivilRights。

　　DuringthelatterpartofmytimeattheDepartmentofEducation，thesocialpressuresandanyconversationofhisoffensivebehaviorended。

Ibeganbothtobelieveandhopethatourworkingrelationshipcouldbeaproper，cordial，andprofessionalone。

　　WhenJudgeThomaswasmadechairoftheEEOC，Ineededtofacethequestionofwhethertogowithhim。

Iwasaskedtodoso，andIdid。

Theworkitselfwasinteresting，andatthattimeitappearedthatthesexualovertureswhichhadsotroubledmehadended。

IalsofacedtherealisticfactthatIhadnoalternativejob。

WhileImighthavegonebacktoprivatepractice，perhapsinmyoldfirmoratanother，Iwasdedicatedtocivilrightswork，andmyfirstchoicewastobeinthatfield。

Moreover，theDepartmentofEducationitselfwasadubiousventure。

PresidentReaganwasseekingtoabolishtheentiredepartment。

　　FormyfirstmonthsattheEEOC，whereIcontinuedtobeanassistanttoJudgeThomas，therewerenosexualconversationsorovertures。

However，duringthefallandwinterof1982，thesebeganagain。

ThecommentswererandomandrangedfrompressingmeaboutwhyIdidn'tgooutwithhimtoremarksaboutmypersonalappearance。

IrememberhissayingthatsomedayIwouldhavetotellhimtherealreasonthatIwouldn'tgooutwithhim。

　　Hebegantoshowdispleasureinhistoneandvoiceandhisdemeanorandhiscontinuedpressureforanexplanation。

HecommentedonwhatIwaswearingintermsofwhetheritmadememoreorlesssexuallyattractive。

TheincidentsoccurredinhisinnerofficeattheEEOC。

　　OneoftheoddestepisodesIrememberwasanoccasioninwhichThomaswasdrinkingaCokeinhisoffice。

Hegotupfromthetableatwhichwewereworking，wentovertohisdesktogettheCoke，lookedatthecanandasked，"WhohaspubichaironmyCoke?

"Onotheroccasions，hereferredtothesizeofhisownpenisasbeinglargerthannormal，andhealsospokeonsomeoccasionsofthepleasureshehadgiventowomenwithoralsex。

　　Atthispoint，late1982，Ibegantofeelseverestressonthejob。

IbegantobeconcernedthatClarenceThomasmighttakeouthisangerwithmebydegradingmeornotgivingmeimportantassignments。

Ialsothoughtthathemightfindanexcusefordismissingme。

　　InJanuaryof1983，Ibeganlookingforanotherjob。

IwashandicappedbecauseIfearedthat，ifhefoundout，hemightmakeitdifficultformetofindotheremploymentandImightbedismissedfromthejobIhad。

Anotherfactorthatmademysearchmoredifficultwasthattherewasaperiod--thiswasduringaperiodofahiringfreezeinthegovernment。

InFebruaryof1983，IwashospitalizedforfivedaysonanemergencybasisforacutestomachpainwhichIattributedtostressonthejob。

　　Onceoutofthehospital，IbecamemorecommittedtofindotheremploymentandsoughtfurthertominimizemycontactwithThomas。

ThisbecameeasierwhenAllisonDuncan（sp）becameofficedirector，becausemostofmyworkwasthenfunneledthroughherandIhadcontactwithClarenceThomasmostlyinstaffmeetings。

　　Inthespringof1983，anopportunitytoteachatOralRobertsUniversityopenedup。

Iparticipatedinaseminar--taughtanafternoonsessionandseminaratOralRobertsUniversity。

ThedeanoftheuniversitysawmeteachingandinquiredastowhetherIwouldbeinterestedinfurthering--pursuingacareerinteaching，beginningatOralRobertsUniversity。

IagreedtotakethejobinlargepartbecauseofmydesiretoescapethepressuresIfeltattheEEOCduetoJudgeThomas。

　　WhenIinformedhimthatIwasleavinginJuly，IrecallthathisresponsewasthatnowIwouldnolongerhaveanexcusefornotgoingoutwithhim。

ItoldhimthatIstillpreferrednottodoso。

Atsometimeafterthatmeeting，heaskedifhecouldtakemetodinnerattheendoftheterm。

WhenIdeclined，heassuredmethatthedinnerwasaprofessionalcourtesyonlyandnotasocialinvitation。

Ireluctantlyagreedtoacceptthatinvitation，butonlyifitwasattheeveryendofaworkingday。

　　On，asIrecall，thelastdayofmyemploymentattheEEOCinthesummerof1983，IdidhavedinnerwithClarenceThomas。

Wewentdirectlyfromworktoarestaurantneartheoffice。

WetalkedabouttheworkIhaddone，bothateducationandattheEEOC。

HetoldmethathewaspleasedwithallofitexceptforanarticleandspeechthatIhaddoneforhimwhilewewereattheOfficeforCivilRights。

Finally，hemadeacommentthatIwillvividlyremember。

HesaidthatifIevertoldanyoneofhisbehaviorthatitwouldruinhiscareer。

Thiswasnotanapology，norwasitanexplanation。

Thatwashislastremarkaboutthepossibilityofourgoingoutorreferencetohisbehavior。

　　InJulyof1983，IleftWashington，DCareaandhavehadminimalcontactwithJudgeClarenceThomassince。

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