Cullen: I chose my words carefully to compare media intrusion to rape

ARTS Minister Martin Cullen said he chose his words carefully when likening media intrusion into his life to male rape.

Cullen: I chose my words carefully to compare media intrusion to rape

Mr Cullen made the comments at a media law seminar on Thursday when explaining the effect on him of unfounded allegations that he had an affair with his former PR consultant, Monica Leech.

“During that period, the only way I can describe it to you is that… it was like waking up every day and being raped as a man – and that is how I felt and I use those words very carefully. But that was actually how I felt,” he told the seminar.

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