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President sorry for his ugly choice of words on sexual harassment
Ecuador's president Lenin Moreno has scrambled to apologise for his comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment only when it comes from ugly people.
In a speech on Friday, Mr Moreno said men were under threat of being denounced for harassment, and added: "At times, with harassment, they torment ugly people. That is to say, that the harassment is when it comes from an ugly person.
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