The Opposition Tories are calling for an independent investigation into allegations of sexual violence against RNC officers.

Interim PC Leader David Brazil calls the accusations “disturbing and alarming,” adding RNC leadership must do a deep analysis of the situation.

To that end, he’s urging Justice Minister John Hogan to appoint an independent investigator to look into the growing number of complaints against at least nine officers.

Brazil says that should be separate from SIRT-NL’s probe, and should begin immediately.

Hogan, meanwhile, calls the accusations against officers “troubling” and “difficult to hear.”

As for government action, he says officials are considering a workplace review but nothing has been finalized.

Hogan also says any potential inquiry would have to consider the impact on the alleged victims.

“We don’t want to say, look, we’re going to call a public inquiry and compel these individuals to come forward and tell their stories when they may not want to,” he said.

“So we do need to give them a little bit of time with their lawyer to talk about how they want to move forward with that.”