Ohio Supreme Court justice defends Al Franken, reveals sexual past, says he's speaking up for 'heterosexual males.'

COLUMBUS - Democratic Ohio Supreme Court Justice, who is running for governor, shared details of his sexual exploits with "approximately 50 very attractive females" in an attempt to defend Sen. Al Franken against allegations of sexual harassment.

"Now that the dogs of war are calling for the head of Senator Al Franken I believe it is time to speak up on behalf of all heterosexual males," Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill wrote on Facebook Friday. "I am sooooo disappointed by this national feeding frenzy about sexual indiscretions decades ago."

O'Neill, of Chagrin Falls, also detailed his sexual history with approximately 50 women, saying the list included "a gorgeous blonde" with whom he "made passionate love" in a hayloft and a "drop dead gorgeous red head" from Cleveland.

The post prompted outrage from Democrats and Republicans alike. O'Neill's campaign manager and spokesman Chris Clevenger quit the campaign, saying "as a victim of sexual assault, I cannot in good faith remain a part of #TeamONeill."

The three women running for governor as Democrats – former state Rep. Connie Pillich, former U.S. Sen. Betty Sutton and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley – all called for O'Neill to resign from the court. Pillich said she would donate any money she had received from O'Neill to organizations helping women.

Sen. Joe Schiavoni, another Democrat running for governor, joined his fellow candidates, saying it was time for O'Neill to "hang it up." He added, "Bill O'Neill is not speaking 'on behalf of all heterosexual males.' " 

"I'm horrified a statewide candidate would belittle victims of sexual harassment and assault this way and as a woman, I'm outraged he would equate sexual assault with indiscretion," said Sutton, who on Thursday released a plan to combat sexual harassment. 

If O'Neill resigned, Republican Gov. John Kasich would appoint O'Neill's replacement, giving Republicans complete control of the top court. 

But O'Neill told The Enquirer he has no plans of resigning from the Ohio Supreme Court or dropping out of the governor's race – at least until his top pick for the job, former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, joins the field.

"I am not dropping out of the governor’s race, but that may become very irrelevant very soon because, as you know, Richard Cordray resigned his post in Washington," O'Neill told The Enquirer.

O'Neill said he wrote the post because of frustration over Democrats' calls to remove Al Franken from the U.S. Senate over sexual misconduct allegations.

"The feeding frenzy in the media has now got us to the point that Al Franken, that committed no criminal act, is equated with Roy Moore, who probably did," O'Neill said. 

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor, a Republican, condemned O'Neill's post.

"No words can convey my shock," O'Connor said. "This gross disrespect for women shakes the public’s confidence in the integrity of the judiciary.”

O'Neill trivialized an important national conversation that is about harassment and abuse – not encounters between consenting adults, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper said. Pepper, on Twitter, said he respected Clevenger's decision to resign from the campaign.

O'Neill told The Enquirer he understands why people are upset that his post equates consensual sexual acts with sexual assault or harassment.

"I understand that concern, because sexual harassment and criminal sexual acts are clearly a problem in America," he said. Still, he believes a "purity test" is being imposed on all candidates and that will chase some good ones away.

O'Neill has angered people with his errant Facebook posts before. He praised General John Kelly's criticism of a Democratic Congresswoman and bashed the Cleveland Browns for not standing during the national anthem.

And the justice has faced other problems with his candidacy. A Republican lawmaker is attempting to remove O'Neill from the Ohio Supreme Court for running a gubernatorial campaign while remaining on the bench – something prohibited by judicial code.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.