UPDATE: Brown Calls Allegations ‘ Absolute Lies’

Issues statement on Facebook

MONDAY

After speaking to the National Post late last week, Patrick Brown has taken to Facebook to state the allegations of sexual misconduct against him are false, he has evidence and witnesses to back him up, And he will clear his name. He also said he supports the #metoo movement; that it is too important to be derailed by what he calls outrageous allegations. Brown added he has been a fighter for his family, his constituents and the people of Ontario. Now, he’ll be fighting for his name and reputation. CTV, which first reported the allegations, Said on Twitter it has read Brown’s comments and stands by its story.

Here’s Brown’s Facebook post:

Earlier this week, I said the truth will come out. I have been investigating the anonymous allegations against me and can prove they are false. I will clear my name.

The first accuser told a story about an incident that she claimed took place in my second floor, upstairs bedroom with the door closed. At the time of the alleged incident, I lived in a ground floor, open concept apartment and there was no second floor bedroom nor a door to any bedroom. THIS STORY IS FALSE. Interestingly, I understand from the first accuser’s Facebook and from people we both know that she was housemates with a CTV reporter.

The second accuser’s story is also absurdly false. It was she who tried to kiss me, while the woman I was seeing was in another room. I stopped her immediately and offered to drive her home, which I did. There are at least three witnesses, one of whom even spoke to CTV, that refute the details of her allegations. CTV left that out of the story.

Since the alleged incident, the accuser regularly presented herself as being my supporter and friend, including attending my events (she sat at a supporter table at my speech at the Economic Club of Canada in November 2016), requesting I connect her with my colleagues to help her write certain articles as recently as last year, liking a significant number of my Facebook posts long after she left my office, and, in fact, she even helped out on my leadership campaign. It is now known that this accuser and one of the reporters had a prior relationship. They both worked and socialized together. At no time did she ever act as someone who was anything but a friend and supporter. THIS STORY IS FALSE.

The #metoo movement is important. I support it. I embrace it. My drive to public service includes creating a safer and more respectful world for women. The #metoo movement is too important to allow outrageous allegations like these to derail it.

These past weeks have been hard. The hardest of my life. The night of January 24 was like being hit by a truck! No words can describe the hurt and pain suffered by me and my family. Yet, I find myself overwhelmed by the support for me across this beautiful province of ours. Thank you for believing me and believing in me. Thank you for your outrage at what happened to me.

I am a fighter. For my family, for my constituents, and for the citizens of Ontario. I will now fight for my name and reputation.

SATURDAY

Simcoe North MPP and former provincial Tory leader Patrick Brown says, “It was like getting hit by a truck and you’re in a state of shock”. He has also told The National Post the allegations of sexual misconduct against him are “absolute lies”. Brown said he’s had a chance to look back and can prove the allegations are false adding he is strongly considering legal recourse.

Click here for the full story in the National Post