A Canadian senator who is under investigation for workplace sexual harassment is facing a new allegation that he had a sexual relationship with a teenager during the past two years.
Don Meredith, 50, has been a senator since 2010 and is also a Pentecostal pastor with the Praise Centre in Toronto.
Soon after the allegations against Meredith were published on the Star website, the Prime Minister’s Office took swift action to oust him from Conservative circles.
“Senator Meredith is no longer a member of the Caucus,” spokesman Stephen Lecce said in an email.
According to the young woman, who is now 18, the relationship began soon after she turned 16. She met Meredith at a church event in Ottawa.
She said it began with sexually explicit chats over Skype and Viber in which Meredith asked her to remove her top and underwear. She said he then masturbated on camera.
The relationship progressed to physical intimacy, kissing and touching before the girl turned 18. Soon after she turned 18, the woman said, they had intercourse twice.
When the senator broke it off earlier this year, he told her in a text message that he did so because “God has spoken to me and am (sic) not happy with me ... I should be leading you not making you.” (more...)
On social media:
To those that say this isn't a reflection on Harper http://t.co/qZcZXnEeYR PMO vetted Meredith. He was Harper's fave Scarborough candidate
— Tracey Kent (@TraceyKent) June 18, 2015
When I attended CPC functions from 2007 onward, Don Meredith was hand selected by PM & was a mainstay at important events.
— Tracey Kent (@TraceyKent) June 18, 2015
In 2007 I sat at same table as Meredith at CPC Chinese Assoc dinner. Kenney came to get him personally to go talk/photos with the PM
— Tracey Kent (@TraceyKent) June 18, 2015
Much like Joe Oliver, Meredith was not elected, but was at all the CPC events & lauded as a party staple.
— Tracey Kent (@TraceyKent) June 18, 2015
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