Justice Robin Camp took the stand on Friday at a judicial hearing in Calgary to determine whether he should be removed from the bench for asking a sexual assault complainant why she couldn't keep her knees together.

Camp made the comments in 2014 when he was a Calgary provincial court judge and repeatedly referred to the complainant as "the accused" and suggested her attempts to fight off her attacker were feeble.

He asked her: "Why couldn't you just keep your knees together?" and said "pain and sex sometimes go together."

The man accused in the case was acquitted of sexual assault and the verdict was appealed and a new trial ordered.

A complaint was opened by the director of the Canadian Judicial Council and the matter was referred to a review panel to determine whether Camp should remain on the bench.

Camp has since issued an apology for what he called his "insensitive" remarks but the original complainant in the 2014 case told the panel that his comments hurt her and made her suicidal.

"He made me hate myself and he made me feel like I should have done something ... that I was some kind of slut," she said Tuesday.

Camp’s lawyer called three witnesses at the hearing; a Manitoba justice, a law professor and a psychologist, who were paid by Camp to mentor him after his comments came to light.

University of Toronto Law Professor Brenda Crossman told the panel that Camp had a gap in his knowledge but has since received training to change that.

Dr. Lori Haskell, A psychologist specializing in trauma, also testified and said that Camp's comments were disturbing, but his motivation to change is "very high".

Camp took the stand on Friday and will be the last witness called at the hearing.

He told the panel that the comments were inappropriate and that he realizes that some of them were hurtful.

Camp admitted that his 'knees together' comment was the result of "deep rooted, unrecognized prejudices."

He finished his testimony by apologizing to the complainant, his family and Canadians and said that "Canadians deserve better of their Judges."

Following the hearing, the committee will take time to deliberate and write its decision, which will then be referred to the full Canadian Judicial Council.

If the full council decides Camp should be removed from the bench, the federal justice minister will make the final decision.

(With files from The Canadian Press)