BR Que Libs Allegation – CP
by ahnationtalk on October 21, 2016360 Views
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire
Oct 21, 2016
QUEBEC – A Liberal member of the Quebec legislature is now sitting as an Independent after quitting the governing caucus last night.
Premier Philippe Couillard issued a statement saying Gerry Sklavounos (SKLA’-voo-nas) stepped down from the Liberal caucus after a young woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by a member of the legislature.
Couillard says he has asked the party whip to launch an internal investigation into the allegations and Quebec city police are also investigating a complaint.
The issue first surfaced on Wednesday at a Laval University vigil in support of victims of alleged sex crimes at a student residence.
A woman told the vigil she was assaulted while working at a Quebec City restaurant in 2014.
In a Facebook post that has since been deleted, the woman wrote that the person she alleges assaulted her was a Liberal member of the legislature.
Sklavounos has yet to comment on the allegations.
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(The Canadian Press)
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