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The Daily Telegraph newspaper in the United Kingdom is reporting Scotland Yard, London’s police force, is investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against the former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell.

The newspaper reports there has been a complaint filed against Campbell that he inappropriately touched a member of staff in 2013 while working as the Canadian High Commissioner to Britain.

The incident is alleged to have taken place in a stairwell at Canada House in London, according to the Telegraph.


“This complaint was transparently disclosed and became the subject of a full due diligence investigation at the time by the government of Canada and was found to be without merit,” the spokesperson is quoted as saying.

It said the allegation was reported on Jan. 3, 2019.

In a statement, Global Affairs said it couldn’t comment on specific allegations for privacy reasons.

“The Government of Canada takes any allegations of sexual assault and harassment extremely seriously,” said the statement. “This kind of alleged misconduct in the workplace is absolutely unacceptable.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/4967614/g...l-allegations/