Canada: Patrick Brown to sue CTV News for false reporting on sexual misconduct allegations

In a Facebook post, Brown said he will sue the news organisation.

Days ago, Toronto Sun has reported that CTV News acknowledged the reporting on alleged sexual misconduct by Brown to be false as one of the accuser changed her statement.

Speaking about the sue against CTV News, Brown wrote in the Facebook post, "Right now, everyone is asking me two questions: 1) Am I suing CTV? And 2) What are my future plans. To the first question, the answer is a resounding yes - I am suing CTV".

"My lawyers are talking to CTV. Early this week, CTV lawyers agreed to ensure that all emails, texts and other correspondence related to this travesty are held independently for safe keeping."

Speaking about the support, Brown wrote, "......the response on social media and directly to me has been overwhelming. It has given me a boost of confidence that I am eternally grateful for. You have no idea how much the words of encouragement from people I have never met and even those who start their support with “I never supported you, but...” means to me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you".

Reportedly, one of the accused, who had earlier said she was a high school student when Brown had sexually ill-treated her, changed her stance. She said that she was not a high school student.

Brown's former girl friend Mikaela Patterson, in an interview with CBC News, has rubbished allegations made by one of the two accusers, media reports said.

Patterson has rubbished the allegations made by the then university student who had accused Brown of sexual ill-treating her following a Hockey Night in Barrie Charity game.

The accused had said Brown had forced on her when she visited the then PC leader's bedroom.

Patterson, who was present with Brown, told CBC News, "She just kept following him around, like clinging to him. He would come over and talk to me and she would go over, she just wanted to be around him, it seemed".

"I remember Patrick went upstairs at one point and I vaguely remember her following," said Patterson. "He almost immediately came back down and said he was driving her home."

"There didn't seem to be anything wrong. She didn't seem upset, he didn't seem upset. It was just 'I'm going to take her home" she added.

Patterson even said Brown is not an inappropriate or forceful person.

Brown met the woman on a flight and flaunted his link ups in different fields in order to gain her attention. Brown even proposed her to join him at a bar that night. Though she initially did not join him, later contacted Brown while she was looking for a job.

Barry, who was an MP in then Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government, hired him to work in his Barry constituency.

Days after organising the Hockey Night in Barrie Charity game, Brown sent an email to the girl which reads: "You know you are my favourite :)."

At an after-party event, Brown even offered her drinks. Then she along with her friend visited Brown's place. Brown said he would show pictures of his Asia trip.

Though her friend later left Brown's house, the accuser stayed back. She said she was sitting with Brown on his bed.

"The next thing I know he's kissing me. Sitting beside me, kissing me and then I was, I kind of just froze up. He continued to kiss me and he laid me down on the bed and got on top of me. I remember consciously trying not to move my mouth and I was just not moving, so I was laying there immobile and he kept kissing me."

"I felt it was sexual. I could feel his erection on my legs when he was on top of me so I felt that it would have gone to sexual intercourse if I had not done anything," she said. "I would characterize that as a sexual assault. "

"That scenario, like of a very inebriated young employee in the bedroom of her boss, alone with him, who hasn’t had a drop of alcohol all night, just that’s an intimidating situation and I was not sure what to do about it," she said. 

She told Brown that she had a boyfriend and he must drop her at her house. Later Brown indeed dropped at her house.

Though she did not report to the authorities, the girl divulged to her father much later.

The other woman alleged that Brown had asked her to perform an oral sex which she did for sometime.

"He pulled down his pants said, and I don’t know if he said 'suck my dick' or 'put this in your mouth,' but something along those lines" she told CTV News.

"He's an old, single, politician preying on young girls. He’s just a sad person," the woman, who is now 29-year old, said.

However, Brown had denied all allegations leveled against him.

(Reporting by Suman Das)

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