Clement asked to resign caucus

OTTAWA — Andrew Scheer says he has asked Tony Clement to leave the Conservative caucus after more allegations of sexual impropriety were brought to his attention.

Late Tuesday, Clement stepped down as the Conservative justice critic and resigned his committee roles after admitting he sent sexually explicit images and a video to someone he thought was a consenting woman. The recipient then turned around and demanded money to not share the images publicly.

Scheer said Clement brought the matter up with him last week, and that at a face-to-face meeting on Monday he was assured by Clement this was the first and only time he had done such a thing.

“New information became available today that suggests there are allegations that this is not an isolated incident and therefore I’ve asked Tony to resign from caucus and he has done so,” a sombre looking Scheer said.

Scheer wouldn’t give specifics about any of the additional allegations that led to Clement’s caucus departure but said a party or parliamentary investigation is possible.