Liberal candidate apologizes for sex assault comments

[Locutus]

A Liberal candidate in Alberta is apologizing after the Conservative Party pointed out he made controversial comments about sexual assault.

John Reilly, a former judge and candidate in the Wildrose, Alta., riding, last week said there are different levels of sexual assault requiring different levels of punishment.

He apologized Thursday.

“I unreservedly apologize for the clumsy example I used during my remarks last week on the Rutherford Show. I deeply regret any distress they may have caused and any misunderstanding about my own — and my party's — zero tolerance for sexual assault of any kind," Reilly said in a statement.


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[dazed&confused]

Wild Rose is a foregone Conservative riding. Reilly's a sacrificial lamb for a "national party" wanting to run candidates in all 308 ridings. It wouldn't be a suprise if he was acclaimed to be the candidate. The Liberals were probably holding their nose while approving the nomination papers & hoping against hope that his past judicial decisions wouldn't come back to haunt.