In a textbook example of why Facebook users should  pause for a moment of reflection before they post, a Democratic  candidate for Ohio governor sought Friday to get ahead of any potential  sex scandals by announcing the details of his relationships with 50  women.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill posted a detailed Facebook account of his sex life                                                   The sexcapade diary was in response  to the Al Franken scandal, and included a hayloft romp with a "gorgeous  blonde" and a fling with a "red head from Cleveland." 

“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 posted on  Facebook. “As a candidate for Governor let me save my opponents some  research time.”

O’Neill went on to say: “In the last fifty years I was  sexually intimate with approximately 50 very attractive females. It  ranged from a gorgeous blonde who was my first true love and we made  passionate love in the hayloft of her parent’s barn and ended with a  drop dead gorgeous red head from Cleveland.” 

According to Cleveland.com, the initial version of the post provided more specific information about the women in question. 

The post was met with a cascade of stunned criticism,  with users offering commentary ranging from "Mother of God" to "What did  I just read" to "Dear god please tell me your facebook account was  hacked."

The candidate apparently later deleted the more  personal information about the women, responding to commenters: "Hey I  do listen. I have deleted all references to the women involved. That was  disrespectful." 

One Democratic primary opponent, former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, called on O'Neill to resign after his comments. 

"As an attorney I'm appalled at these remarks of @billforohio,  a Justice, as a democrat I'm horrified he would belittle victims of  sexual harassment/assault this way and as a woman I'm outraged he would  equate sexual assault with indiscretion. He should resign immediately,"  Sutton said on Twitter Friday.

As an attorney I'm appalled at these remarks of @billforohio,  a Justice, as a democrat I'm horrified he would belittle victims of  sexual harassment/assault this way and as a woman I'm outraged he would  equate sexual assault with indiscretion. He should resign immediately. pic.twitter.com/uPyFsH8Tma

— Betty Sutton (@BettySutton) November 17, 2017

But he defended his post in an interview with  Cleveland.com, while also defending Franken and Alabama Republican  Senate candidate Roy Moore, who is facing claims of sexual misconduct  from multiple women. 

"Roy Moore apparently seems to be a challenged  individual when it comes to morality," O'Neill reportedly said. "I think  that's very, very clear. He's been convicted of nothing and he's never  had the opportunity to defend himself and that violates due process in  America. The media is about to determine the election of a United States  Senate campaign."

But it was the groping allegations against Democratic  Sen. Franken that apparently prompted the post, which the Ohio candidate  concluded with a pivot back to legislative issues.

“Now can we get back to discussing legalizing marijuana  and opening the state hospital network to combat the opioid crisis. I  am sooooo disappointed by this national feeding frenzy about sexual  indiscretions decades ago,” he wrote.

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., allegedly groped and kissed a woman without her consent.   (AP)        

A spokesperson for the Ohio Democratic Party told Fox  News that O’Neill’s post added “nothing” to the important national  conversation about sexual harassment.

“We’re having a serious national conversation about  rape culture and sexual harassment, and it’s crucial for men to take  time to listen to women and consider their experiences and insights,”  Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirstin Alvanitakis told Fox News.  “Unfortunately, Justice O’Neill’s Facebook comments that dehumanize  women add nothing to this important conversation, which is actually  about harassment and abuse, not encounters between consenting adults.”

O’Neill is one candidate in a crowded Democratic  primary field in the race to replace Republican Gov. John Kasich. There  are currently five Democrats and four Republicans who have announced  their gubernatorial bids.