As a tearful Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown was denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour with two young women, four of his top aides quit his campaign.In a dramatic, hastily called news conference held 15 minutes before CTV News broke the news of teenagers’ encounters with Brown, the ashen-faced leader insisted he did nothing wrong.“A couple of hours ago, I learned of troubling allegations about my conduct and character,” the Tory chief said in quavering voice prior to the 10 p.m. Wednesday broadcast.“These allegations are false. Every one of them. I will defend myself as hard as I can with any means at my disposal. In short, I reject these accusations in the strongest possible terms.” said Brown.Read more:Two women accuse Patrick Brown of sexual misconductPatrick Brown’s statement regarding allegations of misconductNova Scotia Tory leader resigns amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour“I can’t speculate on the motive of my accusers, I can only say they what they are saying is categorically untrue.“I know that the court of public opinion moves fast. I have instructed my attorneys to ensure that these allegations are addressed where they should be: in a court of law.”Noting his two sisters are his “best friends,” Brown stressed “it’s never OK for anyone to feel they have been a victim of sexual harassment or feel threatened in any way.”With an election on June 7, Brown’s chief of staff, Alykhan Velshi, his campaign manager, Andrew Boddington, his advertising guru, Dan Robertson, and his press secretary Nicholas Bergamini resigned en masse.The four key players — all well-regarded in political circles — urged the leader to quit.“After speaking with him, our advice was that he should resign as PC Party leader,” said Velhis, Boddington and Robertson in a joint statement.“He did not accept that advice. We have therefore ...
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