Andrew Bolt has apologised for making controversial remarks about the grooming of a St Kevin's College student and says they were 'ghastly' misrepresented.
Bolt said he deeply regretted his comments and had spent"every hour since" thinking about them."I should have thought about how you would take it. I regret it. I’ve spent every hour since thinking about it. I hate what happened."
"People who I've criticised before in the media took this opportunity to say 'oh, you're soft on pedophiles and all that' and I was so angry and disappointed," he said.
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