EXCLUSIVE: Liberal Thomas Keeper hit with allegations of physical abuse, sexual assault
Thomas Keeper, the Liberal Party’s candidate in the swing riding of Calgary Confederation, faces a series of disturbing allegations from former friends and associates.
Thomas Keeper, the Liberal Party’s candidate in the swing riding of Calgary Confederation, faces a series of disturbing allegations from former friends and associates, including claims of unwanted sexual advances, physical aggression toward his spouse, and verbal abuse against at least one woman.
Juno News spoke with over half a dozen sources that have detailed accounts of Thomas Keeper’s disturbing past behaviour that all occurred prior to seeking public office with the Liberal Party of Canada.
All allegations in this story have been put to Keeper in hopes that he would either confirm, deny, or add context to these explosive allegations. Keeper has so far refused to comment on this story; if he changes his mind we will update the story accordingly.
He Bragged About Forcing His Wife
Brett Pearce, a management consultant in Calgary who encountered Keeper at several social events, recalls the real estate agent talking casually about disregarding his wife’s consent.
“He was talking about [how] whenever he wants to have sex with his wife he just forces her to do so.” Pearce said in an interview. “I said, ‘is she okay with that?’ he's like: ‘I’m her husband. She has to be okay with it.’”
Another Calgary businessman who has had intimate dinner conversations with Keeper told Juno News the subject of the Liberal candidate’s marriage came up so often that he finally challenged him.
“She complains about him forcing himself on her, she's like, 'it's horrible,'” the witness recounted.
“And I've told him to his face, that’s f****** rape, Thomas. Your wife says, ‘no,’ it's fucking no, not 'you'll take it' [...] whether you like it or not."
Juno News attempted to speak with Keeper’s wife about these allegations, but she was shielded by Liberal Party staffers. The second source requested their name be removed out of fear of personal and corporate retaliation from Keeper and the Liberal government.
Verbal Attacks and Sexual Harassment Allegations
The two witnesses are not the only ones with shocking allegations about Keeper. Multiple realtors in the Calgary area spoke to Juno News describing Keeper’s behaviour as bizarre and erratic, including verbally attacking other real estate colleagues.
“He’s a psychopath. I am not qualified to give mental health diagnoses but the guy is a psychopath,” one realtor said.