Professor Susan Hill , who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and so testified during the confirmation hearings , took a lie detector on Sunday . Ms. Hill is truthful." Because her testimony had been challenged , she asked for a polygraph test and according to the man who administered the tests , she answered all questions honestly . The Chairman of the Committee refused to allow the polygraph results to be placed into the records , saying that courts do not accept polygraph evidence and that the testing was done outside committee control . The man who gave the test was a recognized expert but on an earlier occasion he had been accused of improperly performing a test .
Professor Susan Hill , who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and so testified during the confirmation hearings , took a lie detector on Sunday . Because her testimony had been challenged , she asked for a polygraph test and according to the man who administered the tests , she answered all questions honestly . The Chairman of the Committee refused to allow the polygraph results to be placed into the records , saying that courts do not accept polygraph evidence and that the testing was done outside committee control . The man who gave the test was a recognized expert but on an earlier occasion he had been accused of improperly performing a test .