Liberal Hero Accused of Horrifying Conduct

…

The alleged incident happened in 2000 when Trudeau was 28. He was in British Columbia attending a charity event in memory of his brother, Michel, who died in an avalanche in 1998. After the event, a local newspaper published an unsigned editorial accusing Trudeau of “groping” and “inappropriately handling” one of its reporters on assignment, according to the Independent.

…

The reporter felt “blatantly disrespected” by Trudeau, who allegedly apologized the next day. According to the same newspaper that published the accusations, Trudeau offered an apology, but said: “If I had known you were reporting for a national paper I never would have been so forward.”

…

Rose Knight, the former journalist at the center of the incident, told a Canadian newspaper that she stands by her account of what happened to her — but now considers the matter closed, and doesn’t wish to relive the pain of her experience, according to CBC News.