It's probably not your intention, but your comment could be read as playing down the issue in the original article. The risk to women is of course much more prevalent and often more severe.

We also should not forget that these are political representatives - they should absolutely be held to a higher standard than everyone else. Because if we don't then we either abandon pro-social behavior as a desirable trait or the belief that elections should help to select people who are more capable by any standard.