‘Rude and insulting:’ Judge apologizes for ‘hurtful’ remarks at sex-assault trial
CALGARY — A federal judge has apologized for “rude and insulting” comments he made at a sexual-assault trial where he asked the complainant why she couldn’t keep her knees together.
“I was not the good judge I thought I was,” said Justice Robin Camp, who was on the witness stand for more than three hours Friday at a hearing before the Canadian Judicial Council.
A five-person panel is weighing whether to recommend his removal from the bench.
Camp, 64, told the panel he regrets his remarks to the young woman, who was 19, during the 2014 trial in Calgary.