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Canadian politician denies misconduct allegations, staff resigns
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 25, 2018 / 12:25 AM / UPDATED 18 MINUTES AGO
Canadian politician denies misconduct allegations, staff resigns
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
TORONTO (Reuters) - The leader of the main opposition party in Canada’s Ontario province denied allegations of sexual misconduct that broadcaster CTV News reported were made by two women, prompting several staff members to resign.
“These allegations are false, categorically untrue - every one of them,” Progressive Conservative party leader Patrick Brown said at a news conference held a few minutes before CTV aired the report in its 10 p.m. evening newscast. “I will defend myself as hard as I can with all means at my disposal.”
Brown is running to unseat Ontario’s Liberal Premier, Kathleen Wynne, in a June election in Canada’s most populous province, home to Toronto and the nation’s capital Ottawa.
The CTV report included allegations from two women who said he made sexual advances towards them in separate incidents at his home.
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Canadian politician denies misconduct allegations, staff resigns
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
TORONTO (Reuters) - The leader of the main opposition party in Canada’s Ontario province denied allegations of sexual misconduct that broadcaster CTV News reported were made by two women, prompting several staff members to resign.
“These allegations are false, categorically untrue - every one of them,” Progressive Conservative party leader Patrick Brown said at a news conference held a few minutes before CTV aired the report in its 10 p.m. evening newscast. “I will defend myself as hard as I can with all means at my disposal.”
Brown is running to unseat Ontario’s Liberal Premier, Kathleen Wynne, in a June election in Canada’s most populous province, home to Toronto and the nation’s capital Ottawa.
The CTV report included allegations from two women who said he made sexual advances towards them in separate incidents at his home.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-brown-conduct/canadian-politician-denies-misconduct-allegations-staff-resigns-idUSKBN1FE0DM
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Source: CTV News
Patrick Brown denies sexual misconduct allegations from two women
Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau Online Producer
Glen McGregor, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News
Published Wednesday, January 24, 2018 10:00PM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:43PM EST
WARNING: This story contains graphic details
OTTAWA – Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct from two women who spoke to CTV News. In interviews, the women allege inappropriate behavior by the rising political figure throughout his tenure as an elected official.
One was still in high school when she says Brown, a well-known Barrie politician, asked her to perform oral sex on him.
The other, a university student who worked in his office when Brown was a federal Conservative MP, alleges Brown sexually assaulted her following an event she helped organize.
Brown's lawyer has responded, saying that Brown "categorically denies these false and defamatory allegations."
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Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau Online Producer
Glen McGregor, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News
Published Wednesday, January 24, 2018 10:00PM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, January 24, 2018 11:43PM EST
WARNING: This story contains graphic details
OTTAWA – Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct from two women who spoke to CTV News. In interviews, the women allege inappropriate behavior by the rising political figure throughout his tenure as an elected official.
One was still in high school when she says Brown, a well-known Barrie politician, asked her to perform oral sex on him.
The other, a university student who worked in his office when Brown was a federal Conservative MP, alleges Brown sexually assaulted her following an event she helped organize.
Brown's lawyer has responded, saying that Brown "categorically denies these false and defamatory allegations."
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Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/patrick-brown-denies-sexual-misconduct-allegations-from-two-women-1.3774686
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