Ex-PQ member Harold LeBel admits to kissing complainant but denies sex assault charge
RIMOUSKI, Que. — Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel has taken the stand in his sexual assault trial and is denying the allegations against him.
LeBel testified today in Rimouski, Que., that he never assaulted the complainant, whose identity is under a publication ban.
The woman told the court last week that in his condo in October 2017, LeBel became “aggressive” when she refused his advances, unhooking her bra and insisting on entering a bathroom where she had taken refuge.
She said he later joined her on a bed where he repeatedly touched her sexually for several hours without consent.