OTTAWA—Two Ivory Coast men have been reportedly been arrested in relation to the sexting and extortion attempts that brought down former Conservative MP Tony Clement.An Ivory Coast police report said two men, identified only as CH and DML, have been charged with attempted fraud and threatening to publish sexual images of a Canadian national.While Clement is not named in the report, the descriptions of the alleged crime match his description of the sexting and extortion scandal that cost the longtime MP his place in the Conservative Party.CTV, citing sources, reported Friday night that the two men in question attempted to blackmail Clement after he sent them sexually explicit images, believing them to be a young woman. The Star has not independently confirmed the connection.“We have no comment,” wrote Clement’s lawyer, Joseph Neuberger, in an email to the Star Saturday morning.Clement shocked Ottawa watchers in November by revealing he had sent sexually explicit images to a person he believed was a consenting adult. Clement said the person or people behind that account then demanded the married MP hand over 50,000 Euros ($75,000).Clement announced he would step back from his committee duties, and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer stood by the longtime MP and former leadership rival.But two days later, the Star revealed that Clement had carried on relationships with two other women — one online, one in person — and had known about the extortion attempts for months while serving on Parliament’s sensitive national security committee.Scheer requested Clement resign from caucus.The Ivory Coast police report said the two men posed as a young woman named “Brianna Dounia,” chatting with a Canadian and a French national.“Like any relationship that lives behind a screen, erotic photos and videos are exchanged for the happiness of lovebirds,” a translation of the Ivorian police report read.“Except that, ...
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