Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut takes part in a news conference announcing the launch of an anonymous hotline to report athletes suspected of doping, in Ottawa November 5, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut has stepped aside pending an investigation into an allegation that he sexually harassed a female colleague, the organisation said on Wednesday.
The COC said it received a complaint against Aubut, 67, last Friday and has retained a former Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court to head up an independent investigation.
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