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Sexual assault allegations made against former BC Premier Gordon Campbell

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Gordon Campbell, who served as the Premier of BC for a decade from 2001 to 2011, is being accused of sexual assault by a female London embassy worker. The incident reportedly occurred during his time as Canadian High Commissioner to Britain.

A news report published by The Daily Telegraph contends that Scotland Yard is investigating Campbell for allegedly groping the female employee in 2013.

The reported victim, 54-year-old Judith Prins, told the Telegraph that “she felt ‘completely violated'” when Campbell groped her before a meeting at the Canadian embassy in Trafalgar Square. Her choice to speak out now was inspired by the #MeToo movement.

A spokesperson for Campbell told the newspaper that the accusation was made transparently 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 report also included a statement from the Metropolitan Police saying that an investigation is underway.

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Brishti Basu
Former Senior Staff Writer and Content Manager at Victoria Buzz.

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