Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not remember a reporter groped

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he did not remember "negative interactions" the day he is accused of fumbling a reporter at a festival in British Columbia.

Allegations against Trudeau resurfaced last week. a Calgary law professor published a photo of an article claiming that the teacher at the time had improperly "manipulated" a journalist. "I remember that day in Creston," Trudeau said Sunday. "I had a good day that day, I do not remember any negative interaction that day."

The story originally appeared in the editorial section of the Creston Daily Advance, according to The Guardian. Trudeau was 28 years old and helped raise funds for avalanche safety after the death of his brother in British Columbia in 1998.

The woman said she felt "obviously disrespectful" to At the time, although According to The Guardian, the story did not present much detail about the incident.

"I'm sorry," Trudeau reportedly told the woman at the time. "If I had known you were doing a story for a national newspaper, I would never have been so advanced."

"I do not remember any negative interaction that day."

– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The reporter was shocked by the alleged incident with Trudeau, said Valerie Bourne, the former editor of the newspaper, at CBC News. Bourne added that she would not have classified the encounter as "sexual assault".

"She did not like what had happened. She was not sure how to proceed, because we are talking [about] about someone the Canadian community knew, "said Bourne

Brian Bell, editor-in-chief of the newspaper at the time . The reporter told CBC News: "I really believe it happened," she said. "This journalist was of a high character in my opinion and was professional in her leadership, and there is no doubt about that."