Justin Trudeau groping allegation

On 14 August 2000, Justin Trudeau, son of late prime minister of Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was reported to have groped a reporter in an editorial for the Creston Valley Advance entitled "Open Eyes,"Twitter Just Exposed That Prime Minister Trudeau Was Accused Of "Groping" A Female Reporter Back In 2000 - Kailie Annetts - 7 June 2018 - Narcity - Retrieved 9 April 2021 at the 3 August Kokanee Summit festival.Open Eyes - Rose Knight - 14 August 2000 - Creston Valley Advance - Retrieved 9 April 2021 After apologising the next day, Trudeau was quoted as saying that he never would have been so forward had he known the reporter was working for a national paper.
The incident was brought to national awareness in the summer of 2018 after clippings from the Advance began circulating on Twitter. The incident prompted the retired journalist who had authored the editorial and the subject of the alleged groping, Rose Knight, to come forward. Knight asked not to be involved in the affair and for her name to be left out of the press,Woman who accused Trudeau of groping breaks her silence - John Paul Tasker & Lisa Laventure - 6 July 2018 - CBC News - Retrieved 9 April 2021 and stated that while Trudeau's advances were unwelcome she would not quantify them as sexual assault.Woman who accused Justin Trudeau of groping breaks her silence - Janet DiGiacomo - 6 July 2018 - CNN - Retrieved 9 April 2021
Trudeau himself stated that he himself did not feel that he had acted inappropriately.After 'reflecting very carefully' on groping allegation, Trudeau says he doesn't feel he acted inappropriately - Marie-Danielle Smith & Adrian Humphreys - 6 July 2018 - The National Post - Retrieved 9 April 2021'I do not feel that I acted inappropriately': PM Trudeau on 'groping' allegation - Rachel Aiello - 5 July 2018 - CTV News - Retrieved 9 April 2021 Following Trudeau's response to the allegations, then-Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer said he felt that Trudeau was not living up to the standards he had set for the Liberal caucus, and that Trudeau still had more to explain about the allegation.
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