Woman Sexually Assaulted By Justin Trudeau Breaks Silence

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Female reporter sexually assaulted by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau breaks her silence

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed criticism over allegations that he sexually assaulted a young female reporter 20 years ago.

Although his accuser initially opted to remain anonymous, she has now come out to share her story after “mounting media pressure.”

Westernjournal.com reports: According to CNN, an unsigned 2000 editorial vaguely described inappropriate actions by Justin Trudeau, then 28 and not personally involved in politics, at a music festival to raise money for a cause related to avalanche safety.

That account began to circulate widely online after Warren Kinsella, a Canadian political pundit, shared an image of the editorial — accompanied by a #MeToo hashtag — on Twitter in June.

Justin Trudeau has addressed Rose Knight’s claims in recent days, saying on Sunday that he has no recollection of “any negative interactions that day at all.”

Several days later, he acknowledged that he apologized to the reporter at the time, though he continued to maintain his innocence.

“I do not feel that I acted inappropriately in any way,” he said on Thursday. “But I respect the fact that someone else might have experienced that differently and this is part of the reflections that we have to go through.”

Numerous critics have lambasted the self-described feminist in recent days for his alleged behavior in 2000.

Knight, however, said she had no interest in rehashing the past and considered the matter closed.

She “reluctantly” issued the public statement to confirm that the incident “did occur, as reported” and that Trudeau “did apologize the next day.”

Beyond that, she said that she has not had any contact with Trudeau since and never pursued the matter beyond penning the anonymous editorial.

“I enjoyed my career as a reporter, but it ended a long time ago,” she wrote. “I avoided issuing a statement earlier out of concern for my and my family’s privacy. Beyond this statement I will not be providing any further details or information.”

Valerie Bourne, the newspaper’s publisher at the time that Knight’s editorial was published, confirmed that she spoke to the reporter about the incident.

She said she would not classify the behavior described to her as sexual assault, but added that it was “definitely not welcome and definitely inappropriate.”

Trudeau issued a subsequent statement on Friday in light of the new information.

“I think there is an awakening going on right now and I think it’s a good thing but it also requires all of us to be having difficult conversations, difficult reflections and model the kind of responsibilities and reflections that we have to have moving forward,” he said.

6 Comments

  1. Looks like anyone who opens his mouth on President Trump becomes involved in some sex scandal.

  2. What a BS story. I do not like Mister metric. AT ALL. But….. I do not believe this garbage suddenly now. Hope Mr. Trudeau can sue this bitch until she is broke. Then put her on welfare. 20 years ago??? Ya sure.

  3. I thought he was queer, how can this be, either I am wrong or she is, maybe it was a look alike, or does he have a straight twin?

  4. Trudeau is a pole vaulter not a carpet muncher… Something is wrong with the gal OR maybe the the gal is a she he like moochel O

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