The Senate's ethics watchdog has found that Independent Senator Don Meredith breached the Red Chamber's ethics code by engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a young woman that started when she was 16 years old. Ricard found reason to believe Meredith and Ms. M had intercourse three times, including once when the woman was 17 years old. "He exploited Ms. M and the power imbalance between them." The ethics officer repeatedly referred to Meredith's cellphone records to corroborate Ms. M's testimony. She generally had clear recollections of the interactions she had with Senator Meredith between 2013 and 2015.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2017 03:01 UTC