Liberals oust Toronto candidate in light of sexual assault claims against him
Posted September 18, 2021 9:44 pm.
Last Updated September 18, 2021 9:51 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The Liberal Party has dumped one of its candidates in the Toronto area amid allegations of past sexual assault claims against him.
Kevin Vuong was ousted two days before the election.
The @liberal_party has dumped a Toronto candidate who had faced sexual assault allegations.
The charges were dropped two years ago but Party says he will not be their candidate and not sit with Liberal caucus should he be elected #cdnpoli #elxn44 pic.twitter.com/3XRlXo2838— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) September 18, 2021
The Liberals took immediate action and stopped Vuong’s campaign after learning about the situation.
Officials are currently reviewing the events regarding the Crown’s decision to drop a sexual assault charge in 2019 made against Spadina Fort-York’s Kevin Vuong.
“We will continue to make sure we’re standing on the right kinds of processes and, yes, improve on our processes when there are challenges that show we have not gone far enough,” he said.
“It is a difficult but important thing to do because it’s the right thing to do.”
Vuong previously said the allegations against him were false.
If he is elected, he will not be part of the Liberal caucus, Trudeau added.
Court documents confirm Vuong was charged with sexual assault in 2019 and that the charge was withdrawn later that year.
Spadina Fort-York was previously represented by Liberal Adam Vaughan, who is not running again in 2021.
With files from the Canadian Press.
