Justin Trudeau ‘apologised after groping me’ says ex-reporter at heart of scandal
Rose Knight confirmed a newspaper report that said Trudeau apologised for the 2000 incident, and said he wouldn’t have been ‘so forward’ if he’d known she was a reporter
A former newspaper jouurnalist said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised to her after what she says was an inappropriate encounter nearly two decades ago, and that he said he would not have been “so forward” if he had known she was a national reporter.
Rose Knight also confirmed Friday she is the reporter who was referred to in an editorial 18 years ago in the Creston Valley Advance that said she was groped by Trudeau while covering a music festival in British Columbia.
“The incident referred to in the editorial did occur as reported. Mr. Trudeau did apologise the next day,” she said in a statement.
Knight added that she doesn’t plan to take the matter further. “I enjoyed my career as a reporter, but it ended a long time ago. I avoided issuing a statement earlier out of concern for my and my family’s privacy,” she wrote.
She continued: “Beyond this statement, I will not be providing any further details or information. The debate, if it continues, will continue without my involvement.”