A distinguished Quebec businessman says he’s stepping down from his position as chairman and CEO of electronics components firm Future Electronics to deal with defending his status amid allegations reported this week that he had paid minors for intercourse.
Robert G. Miller says that allegations reported by Radio-Canada and CBC on Thursday that he gave ladies aged 14 to 17 money and presents in change for intercourse between 1994 and 2006 are false.
A press release launched by Future Electronics says Miller “adamantly and vehemently denies the malicious allegations made against him” including they’re “false and wholly unsubstantiated” and arose throughout a “bitter divorce.”
The assertion notes a Montreal police investigation was performed into the allegations and says authorities decided they had been unfounded.
The assertion claims the allegations are actually resurfacing for monetary achieve.
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Miller was chairman, president and CEO of Future Electronics however the launch says he had not been concerned in day-to-day operations for a lot of years and can now deal with severe well being issues and “the protection of his reputation.”
In tweets earlier in the present day, the province’s prosecution service and Public Security Minister François Bonnardel urged any potential sufferer or witness to file a criticism with authorities.
Montreal police confirmed in a news launch that they’d investigated allegations towards Miller in 2008-2009 and submitted a file to the prosecution service to find out if fees had been warranted.
Headquartered in Montreal, Future Electronics describes itself as a “global leader in electronics distribution,” with 5,500 staff and 170 places of work in 44 nations.
