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Far-right councillor condemned for supporting convicted rapist Russell Brand
A FAR-right councillor has been condemned by the public and a Bridgend Council leader after claiming the justice system was corrupt for finding Russell Brand guilty of rape. Deputy Leader of Bridgend
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Deputy Leader of Bridgend County Borough Council Jane Gebbie said she had waited a few days to respond because she was so angry with Restore councillor Owain Clatworthy’s comments.
Councillor Gebbie said: “Brand has been convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault by a jury of his peers.
“An elected representative has chosen to publicly stand with him.
“As someone who has spoken openly about my own experience of childhood sexual abuse and as a survivor of domestic violence, I find that absolutely abhorrent.
“We tell survivors to speak out. We tell them they will be listened to, believed and supported.
“So what message does it send when a councillor publicly offers support to a man, or woman, convicted of sexual offending against women?”
The Restore councillor had posted that Brand “was just found guilty after years of media attacks and a full-on witch hunt.
“They dug up old claims from decades ago, when he was living a very different life, and turned it into a show trial to silence a man who got off the establishment script and started speaking truth,” Cllr Clatworth said.
Many members of the public have said they would be complaining about his comments to the council and the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales.
The far-right councillor has been subjected to public ridicule in the past after he posted how he had been “triggered” by a rainbow-painted table in a shopping centre.