"I was thinking of my little grandchildren hearing some of the graphic sex allegations," he said.

Even the mainstream news outlets are mostly now using terms such as "sex allegations".

In January 2010 he demanded and received apologies from a newspaper which had reported sex allegations in connection with him.

The sex allegations must be taken seriously but he is innocent until proven guilty.

In 1963 Christine Keeler was taken to court over sex allegations which led to the Profumo scandal becoming public.

The Burns profile had dwelt, among other things, on the continuing police investigation into the Swedish sex allegations.

Conspiracy theorists are not alone in thinking this coincidence reason enough to forget any serious consideration of the sex allegations.

And Cain began to use it as a shield, retreating to 9-9-9 when stumped by a policy question or even when faced with sex allegations.

Over drinks at the Four Seasons Hotel several years ago, he tried to help me by passing along some sex allegations that the Post wouldn't print.

Groans from part of audience when reporter raises sex allegations.