Patsy O’Brien says pornographic message sent to Fine Gael female staffer was ‘workplace banter’
Fine Gael said expelled councillor repeatedly sent unsolicited material to a woman
Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton still has not commented
Mr O’Brien has until now refused to discuss the reason why he was expelled from Fine Gael.
However, after Fine Gael issued a statement saying they expelled the Mayo County Councillor due to him sending unsolicited pornographic images to a party member, Mr O’Brien has broken his silence.
In a statement to Midwest Radio today, Mr O’Brien said he sent one message to the individual involved around October 2019.
“The text was generic and viral at the time and was sent in error by me to a person for which I apologised for,” he said.
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“The Whatsapp, as sent, was generic and viral at the time and was not of myself. It was brought to my attention some three months afterwards, a lot of texts that are sent in the workplace environment, amount to workplace…
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