Premier and former High Commissioner Gordon Campbell is the subject of a sexual assault investigation related to his time as Canada's senior diplomat in the U.K., according to a report in The Telegraph. Scotland Yard will only confirm that police in Westminster — in central London — are investigating an allegation of sexual assault that occurred in January 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Dijeh refused to confirm that Campbell was the subject, saying "the [Metropolitan Police] does not identify any person who may, or may not be, subject to an investigation." The newspaper quotes a spokesperson for Campbell saying there was an investigation at the time by the government of Canada and the complaint was found to be without merit." "As a government, we take any report of sexual assault very seriously," said a provincial government spokesperson in an email.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2019 01:14 UTC