Robert F. Kennedy Jr. texted apology to woman he allegedly sexually assaulted, Washington Post and NBC News reports say

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized last week to a woman he allegedly sexually assaulted in the late 1990s, according to a text message seen by The Washington Post and NBC News.

Eliza Cooney told Vanity Fair earlier this month that Kennedy forcibly groped her when she was in her 20s and worked for the Kennedy family as a babysitter.

“I have no memory of this incident but I apologize sincerely for anything I ever did that made you feel uncomfortable or anything I did or said that offended you or hurt your feelings,” Kennedy said in the text message to Cooney.

Kennedy campaign manager Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, press secretary Stefanie Spear and communication director Del Bigtree did not respond to a request for comment.

The Vanity Fair article details allegations that Kennedy made physical advances with Cooney on multiple occasions, including rubbing her leg under a table and approaching her from behind and then running his hands on her body and breasts.

Kennedy gave an interview to the Breaking Points podcast shortly after the article was published in which he called the Vanity Fair Article "a lot of garbage” but conceded that “I’m not a church boy.”

Kennedy’s history of infidelity during his second marriage to Mary Richardson Kennedy was widely reported in the tabloids after the divorce.

Instances of infidelity in his first marriage to Emily Black, including while they were dating, were also previously reported in an unofficial biography of the political family scion.

Kennedy told Breaking Points that he has “skeletons in his closet.” And in an interview with The Boston Globe, Kennedy said “We’ll see what happens,” when asked if there would be more stories of sexual assault or harassment to come.

The independent presidential candidate is campaigning as an alternative to both parties — and Democrats were quick to say the revelations about the alleged assault could limit his ability to draw support.

“RFK Jr. continues to offer dismissive and inadequate excuses in response to these sexual assault allegations,” said Matt Corridoni, a spokesperson for the DNC, in a statement. “Like Donald Trump, RFK Jr. is not only plagued by scandal and a closet full of skeletons, but he has no shame or regard for the women he assaulted and harassed.”