Portland, Oregon , police have decided to reopen the investigation into a 54-year-old masseuse's allegations that former Vice President Al Gore sexually assaulted her in his hotel room in 2006.

Massage therapist Molly Haggerty claims Gore "pinned" her and assaulted her."The Portland Police Bureau has made the decision to re-open the case regarding the allegations brought forward against Mr. Al Gore," a statement posted on the Portland Police Bureau's website this evening said.

"Consistent with our policy regarding open investigations, the Police Bureau will not be commenting on any additional specifics regarding this case at this time," it said.

A family spokeswoman said today that the Gores welcomed the new investigation.

"Further investigation into this matter will only benefit Mr. Gore," Kalee Kreider said. "The Gores cannot comment on every defamatory, misleading, and inaccurate story generated by tabloids. Mr. Gore unequivocally and emphatically denied this accusation when he first learned of its existence three years ago. He stands by that denial."

The Multnomah County district attorney said the woman, who was not identified by name, had refused to cooperate with police after her attorney made the initial complaint six weeks after the alleged incident.

A spokesperson for the former vice president said then that the family had no comment on the case.

According to a 73-page "Confidential Special Report" made public by authorities on June 23, the "licensed massage therapist" stated she was summoned to a suite at the upscale Lucia Hotel at the request of a guest, where "during the course of this massage session Al Gore did sexually assault me in his room."

In a detailed statement given to police more than two years after the alleged incident the woman described her surprise at arriving for the VIP massage appointment to find Al Gore drinking beer and opening his arms in a hug saying "Call Me Al."

But she said her VIP client later turned "angry and threatening" when she resisted Gore's efforts to force her hand to his inner thigh and lower abdominal area during the massage and then attempted to rip her clothes as she struggled against him, she told police

The money quote:

"They've already twice looked at this case in 2006 and 2009 and said 'there's no evidence here'".

But, to satisfy the "liberal biased media", they'll keep it in the news some more.

Man up and take a polygraph, Mr. Gore.

In the US we don't ask people to take polygraph tests to prove they didn't commit crimes of which they haven't been charged.

On Friday, investigators began to ask the public for more information about Kyron's stepmother. She was the last person to see Kyron.

Baum said that does not surprise her. She said in the first days after her daughter's disappearance, investigators asked her to take a polygraph test. She agreed.

"I tried to be pretty open and honest," said Baum, "Because my focus was, don't waste [their] time. Find my kid."

Really.
Which US do you live in?

The one where supposed Christians are desperate to "expose" the alleged sexual indiscretions of people who don't matter any more, all to "prove" some nebulous point that doesn't exist.

I don't believe there will ever be a conviction, do you?

Massage therapists probably run into this more than we think.

This story does not play like the usual story where the bimbo tries to blackmail some rich and famous person. She has tried to elude detection and appears not to want her life turned into a media circus.

But refusing to file a police report while negotiating a $1m contract to tell the story to the enquirer?

Yes, that is an interesting article.

I don't believe there will ever be a conviction, do you?

Cheap shot.

I've also had cases where people have admitted to making false accusations. Your point?

Why do you jump to the immediate conclusion that it's a cheap shot?

You were in the behavioral health/social services field. And you usually support the underdog. Most people with a behavioral health background know the reasons why sexual assaults are one of THE most underreported crimes. I was surprised that you weren't the first to bring that fact into the thread given your background, that's all. No cheap shot. Good grief, defensive much?

that awful beyond words Nancy Grace show

Being called defensive by you is really quite amusing.

That's why if I were Al Gore, and I was innocent, I'd be taking a polygraph on that awful beyond words Nancy Grace show to clear myself once and for all.

There is a reason that polygraph test results are generally not admissible in court -- they are not reliable. I would never take a polygraph under any circumstances. It's a waste of time.

I don't know...can you have it both ways,
unreliable for the accused and reliable for the accuser?

The court of public opinion is irrelevant.

What the heck is a sex poodle?