State Representative Roger Rivard is losing support quickly from Wisconsin Republicans after his comment told to a newspaper, “some girls rape easy.”
According to the Huffington Post, Governor Tommy Thompson put out a statement saying that he was “offended” by what the state lawmaker said.
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He also said:
“As a husband, a father of two daughters and the grandfather of six beautiful granddaughters, I am offended by state Representative Rivard’s indefensible remarks. We must take instances of rape and sexual assault seriously and hold the perpetrators accountable to the utmost degree.”
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Rivard made his offensive comments last Decemeber after a 17-year-old high school student had sex with an underage girl in the band room.
He told the Journal-Sentinel that the comments he made were “taken out of context”.
This Thursday, Governor Scott Walker and Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan withdrew their endorsement for Rivard.