(Houston, TX) — Former president George H.W. Bush is apologizing after a woman claimed he groped her in 2003.
A Bush spokesperson tells “USA Today” the ex-president “does not have it in his heart” to knowingly cause anyone distress.
The spokesperson also says Bush wasn’t trying to offend anyone. Roslyn Corrigan told “Time” Bush put his hand on her buttocks at an event near Houston. She says she was horrified and very confused.
Corrigan is the sixth woman to claim Bush groped her during a photo.
The Washington Post reported that “a spokesman for George H.W. Bush did not deny recent groping allegations from two actresses, saying in a statement that the former president had occasionally “patted women’s rears.”
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush arrives on the field to do the coin toss ahead of the start of Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
But the 41st president never intended to offend or be inappropriate, Jim McGrath said in a statement. Instead, he said, the actions, which were usually paired with a joke, were an “attempt at humor.””
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