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 .
Professor Anita Hill, who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and so testified during the confirmation hearings, took a lie detector test 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 record, 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 administering a test.