安省进步保守党主席Rick Dykstra周日晚上因性侵犯指控辞职。
在Rick Dykstra在推特上宣布他的辞职决定的数小时后,《麦克琳》杂志发表了一篇报道,指他在2014年担任国会议员期间性侵了一名国会职员。
这项指控还没有在法庭得到证实, Rick Dykstra在辞职声明中也没有提这项指控。
他是因性不当行为指控于上周四凌晨辞职的前安省进步保守党党领彭建邦的盟友,曾和彭建邦一同在渥太华担任国会议员。
安省进步保守党干部团上周五选出临时党领,不过数小时之后,当时身为党主席的Rick Dykstra宣布该党将举行党领选举,选出将在6月的省选中领导安省进步保守党的正式党领。
安省进步保守党临时党领Vic Fedeli今天上午发出声明:
“We take allegations of sexual assault very seriously, and I was shocked and disgusted to learn about these allegations in Maclean’s late last night.
“There is no place for this type of alleged behaviour in our party, in politics, or in society as a whole.
"We must ensure our workplaces are safe and that everyone feels comfortable coming forward to share their stories, and I will soon take further steps as I outlined on Friday to ensure this is the case in our workplace.
“The Ontario PC Party will move forward with a new President."
而安省进步保守党执行总监、彭建邦的另外一位盟友Bob Stanley则在刚刚过去的周末被安省进步保守党除职。
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