13077224, That was the original statement I spoke about Posted by BigReg, Tue Oct-04-16 03:53 PM
particularly these bars:
>I cannot- nor do I want to ignore the pain she endured during >and following our trial. While I maintain my innocence that >the encounter was unambiguously consensual, there are things >more important than the law. There is morality; no one who >calls himself a man of faith should even be in that situation. >As a 36-year-old father of daughters and person of faith, I >look back on that time as a teenager and can say without >hesitation that I should have used more wisdom. >I look back on that time, my indignant attitude and my >heartfelt mission to prove my innocence with eyes that are >more wise with time. I see now that I may not have shown >enough empathy even as I fought to clear my name. Empathy for >the young woman and empathy for the seriousness of the >situation I put myself and others in.
This sentiment seems starkly absent in his promotion tour.
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