New reporting from CNN on previously unreported video footage brings to light how GOP Senate candidate Jason Lewis mocked a victim of sexual harassment, who was a fifth grade girl at the time. Lewis dismissed the harassment–which included a male student grabbing the fifth grader’s breasts and telling her he wanted to “get in bed with her”–as “teasing” and “Billy” chasing “Susie.” Lewis made the comments while co-host of a public affairs show called Face-to-Face.
As CNN highlights, this is not the first time Lewis has mocked victims of sexual assault. This is also not the first time Lewis has refused to take responsibility for his past comments. When approached about the remarks Lewis made on Face-to-Face, Lewis and his team “did not respond to the substance of Lewis’ comments.”
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