Canada elections: Liberal Party candidate halts campaign over sexual assault allegation
Toronto: In a setback to Liberals’ federal elections campaign, one of its candidates from Toronto was asked to “pause campaigning” as the party investigated an allegation of sexual assault against him.
That revelation came in a report from the daily Toronto Star on Thursday night. It reported that Kevin Vuong, the party nominee from the riding (as constituencies are called in Canada) of Spadina – Fort York was charged with sexual assault by an unidentified woman in 2019.
According to the Star, Vuong “unequivocally” denied the charge and described them as “false”. However, he added, “I will be taking some time with my family.”
Vuong actually faced the charge in court but it was withdrawn in November 2019, the Hindustan Times report said adding that however, in an interview with the daily, the alleged victim said the incident occurred in April that year but she “didn’t have the energy” to undergo a trial in this regard.
