Bill O'Neill's campaign manager resigns following controversial Facebook post

[DonViejo]

Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer




Updated November 17, 2017 at 2:32 PM; Posted November 17, 2017 at 2:10 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bill O'Neill's gubernatorial campaign manager has resigned following a Facebook post where O'Neill talked about his sex life in response to sexual harassment allegations against Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken.

Chris Clevenger, the campaign manager for the Ohio Supreme Court Justice, said in a series of tweets he was leaving the campaign. Clevenger said he is also a victim of sexual assault, but told cleveland.com he doesn't know if O'Neill was aware of that.

"I'm a homosexual male and the fact that his post led with, 'On behalf of all heterosexual males,' I was a bit taken aback," Clevenger added.

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In the Facebook post, O'Neill talked about what he said are his sexual exploits. In an interview with cleveland.com, O'Neill confirmed he was the author of the post and defended them.

O'Neill has been widely condemned, including calls for his resignation. Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor also criticized him in a statement.

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Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2017/11/bill_oneills_campaign_manager.html

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[FarPoint]

1. Bill is a really wonderful man..

I flipped the phone into the backseat of my car upon reading the FB post..

He shoots himself in the foot this time... Don't think he fathomed the " others" would be reading things beyond the friends list....

((( Bill)))