The Dartmouth Cole Harbour candidate for the federal Conservative Party has resigned amid reports of inappropriate sexual contact.
Troy Myers has stepped down after serious allegations of sexual assault were levelled against him by a woman he met at the Nova Scotia Library Association Conference in 2019.
Myers currently serves as Chief Librarian for the South Shore Public Libraries though what impact this news will have on that position is unknown at this time.
The allegations come from Lauren Skabar, who recently ran in the provincial election under the NDP banner.
Skabar’s account of the situation was detailed in a thread on Twitter last night. She says the event was hosted by South Shore Public Libraries, where Myers currently works as the Chief Librarian and CEO.
(TW: Sexual assault) I met Troy Myers in Oct’19 at the NS Library Association conference, hosted by South Shore Public Libraries where he’s Chief & CEO. He told me he admired my excitement about the field, and how nice it was to have someone new to the profession attending (1/6) pic.twitter.com/5tN8yTPlUe
— lauren (@LoSkabar) August 29, 2021
Skabar says Myers promised to create a position at the library for her after graduation.
She claims the assault happened when the conference wrapped up for the day and she left the main building, stopping to tie her shoe.
Myers has posted on Facebook to say the statements made on social media are not true.
He says his career has always been focused on promoting an environment of respect and equality.
“Finally, I express my profound appreciation to my family who have been with me throughout,” Myers writes in the Facebook post. “This has been a difficult time for them. I intend to rigorously defend my reputation and our family’s good name.”
He has reached out for legal advice.
Written with files from Skye Bryden-Blom.
