Group protests Congressman Mast's comments

Group protests Congressman Mast's comments

A group gathered in Stuart on Saturday calling for the resignation of Brian Mast.

ON CONGRESSMAN BRIAN MAST TORESIGN.

EARLIER THIS WEEK -MAST APOLOGIZED FOR THEINAPPROPRIATE FACEBOOKCOMMENTS THAT RECENTLYRESURFACED.

THIS AFTERNOON,SEVERAL PEOPLE CAME TOGETHEROUTSIDE OF HIS OFFICE INSTUART.

AND THATFIND WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5DEREK LOWE LIVE WITH THEMESSAGE.

DEREK.JON, TANIA, SOME OF THE PEOPLEHERE TODAY DO SAY THEY ACCEPTCONGRESSMAN MASTDESPITE THAT THEY FEEL HE DOESNOT DESERVE TO REPRESENT WOMON CAPITOL HILL.VO: AT CONGRESSMAN MASTOFFICE IN DOWNTOWN STUART,SEVERAL MEN AND WOMEN GATHEREDCALLING FOR HIS RESIGNATIONOVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS IN2009 AND 2011.

IN THEM - HEJOKED ABOUT RAPE AND ABOUT HISFRIEND*POSSIBL* HAVING SEXWITH 15 YEAR OLD GIRLS.

THATFRIEND IS NOW HIS CAMPAIGNMANAGER.

PROTESTORS HERE TODAYSAY THOSE COMMENTS AREUNACCEPTABLEHE HAS A DAUGHTER THAT WILL BE15 ONE DAY.

AND I WOULD HATETO THINK THAT THERE WAS SOMEONEOUT THERE THAT WAS GIVADVICE LIKE HE GAVE TO AFRIEND WHO WOULD THEN BE APREDATOR IN THE SITUATION THATHIS DAUGHTER WAS IN.THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION HEREEARLIER TODAY DURING THE EVENTWHEN A GENTLEMAN SPAT ON APROTESTERS SIGN.

THE POLICWERE CALLED BUT NOBODY WASHURT.

REPORTING IN STUART, IMDL WPTV NCCONGRESSMAN MAST SAT DOWN FORAN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITHWPTV ANCHOR MICHAEL WILL