Allegations are pretty much time sensitive
A lot of late allegations come to light in some tactical attempt to sully others.Pretty much, if you've waited a number of years to make anything known then announce your grievance at some chosen moment out of the blue your credibility comes into question.
2016 is quite a bit late to be reporting some harassment suffered in the 1980s or even 1990s. Statutes of limitations be damned ...
This projects the appearance of some attempt to gouge and the consequences of such moves are likely to backfire on those making all too late allegations for political ends.
Particularly when the individual is some fugly human being when the primary damage is to the target's sense of good taste.
I don't grope because I'm not interested. It's a highly charged prospect to make accusations just because they are expedient to the moment — and that burden of proof remains.
You who think you have some political ace up your sleeve might want to think about what you're doing in the so-called heat of the moment. That axe you're grinding may be reserved for someone other than your intended ... can you say "self inflicted wound" ?
Making someone controversial is not necessarily problematic to a political campaign in the presence of appearances and those I am seeing fall quite a bit short of credibility.