Teh One Who Knocks
01-05-2015, 12:25 PM
Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk
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A senior council member has quit after insinuating that a woman was too ugly to be raped.
Philip Drury left the Liberal Democrats after his appalling comments on Facebook about 21-year-old fashion student Serena Bowes.
She claims she was sexually assaulted in Italy but police there believe she has made the attack up.
Drury wrote: ‘Not sure anyone would even want to think about it looking at her lol’.
He was shadow cabinet leader of East Hampshire District Council until standing down ‘due to work pressure’.
Miss Bowes, who has waived her right to anonymity, is facing extradition to Italy over the allegations.
A council investigation found that no action should be taken because he was not acting in his capacity as a councillor when he made the comment.
He is still a councillor but working as an independent.
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He said: ‘I was excessively tired and was working nights. I had just come back from an excessive Chinese business trip – I was tired.
‘I will remain on the council. That is all I want to say until I release a press release.’
Ferris Cowper, leader of the council, said: ‘I find this decision incredible and deeply disappointing.
‘For the record and as you would expect, this council finds the crime of rape to be deeply deplorable not only because of the physical invasion but also the lasting psychological consequences.
‘Our only interest as a council would be to offer the victim all the sympathy and assistance possible.’
An EHDC spokseman said: ‘The council was appalled by the comments made by Cllr Drury and launched an independent disciplinary investigation.’
Other Facebook users reacted with fury, with one labelling Mr Drury a ‘pitiful excuse for a human being’ and another saying they would not want to be represented by a councillor who made the comment.
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A senior council member has quit after insinuating that a woman was too ugly to be raped.
Philip Drury left the Liberal Democrats after his appalling comments on Facebook about 21-year-old fashion student Serena Bowes.
She claims she was sexually assaulted in Italy but police there believe she has made the attack up.
Drury wrote: ‘Not sure anyone would even want to think about it looking at her lol’.
He was shadow cabinet leader of East Hampshire District Council until standing down ‘due to work pressure’.
Miss Bowes, who has waived her right to anonymity, is facing extradition to Italy over the allegations.
A council investigation found that no action should be taken because he was not acting in his capacity as a councillor when he made the comment.
He is still a councillor but working as an independent.
http://i.imgur.com/TekBGK5.jpg
He said: ‘I was excessively tired and was working nights. I had just come back from an excessive Chinese business trip – I was tired.
‘I will remain on the council. That is all I want to say until I release a press release.’
Ferris Cowper, leader of the council, said: ‘I find this decision incredible and deeply disappointing.
‘For the record and as you would expect, this council finds the crime of rape to be deeply deplorable not only because of the physical invasion but also the lasting psychological consequences.
‘Our only interest as a council would be to offer the victim all the sympathy and assistance possible.’
An EHDC spokseman said: ‘The council was appalled by the comments made by Cllr Drury and launched an independent disciplinary investigation.’
Other Facebook users reacted with fury, with one labelling Mr Drury a ‘pitiful excuse for a human being’ and another saying they would not want to be represented by a councillor who made the comment.