I’m stuck in a situation where one of my close friends groped another one of my friend’s girlfriend. He was drunk when this happened, and claimed he doesn’t remember doing it, but he does not deny doing it. He feels horrible for doing it, but that doesn’t change the fact that he still did it.

The girls boyfriend (who is my friend) now has exiled him from our group, which is understandable, and doesn’t want us to hang out with him. This is hard for me because I’m good friends with both of them and don’t know what to do. Should I distance myself from him? Stay friends with him? I feel bad for both of them.