MANILA, PHILIPPINES—President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has admitted to sexually assaulting a housemaid when he was a teenager in a speech that drew condemnation from women’s groups, but which his office later dismissed as a joke. Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines’ president, is shown in Seoul, South Korea, in June. Duterte has admitted to sexually assaulting a housemaid when he was a teenager in a speech that drew condemnation from women’s groups. Duterte has claimed in the past that he was sexually molested by a priest while a teenager enrolled in a Jesuit high school. Panelo said the president initially “concocted” the story to placate a priest who wanted to hear stories of sinning teenage boys.

Source: thestar December 31, 2018 20:26 UTC