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Jasmine Ali is a pen name and Ms. Ali remains uncomfortable about going public with her identity for fear of “repercussions” — even though it’s been eight years since she suffered the abuse.

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Judy Foote, the Liberal whip, said in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons that Justin Trudeau, the Liberal leader, was made aware of the allegations, in one case directly from one of the MPs. She said the allegations are unrelated and both MPs claim innocence.

Ms. Foote called on the Speaker to establish a process to deal with such complaints. Unlike the Senate, the House of Commons has no policy to cover its employees and MPs.

“I do not believe it is possible, nor indeed appropriate to deal with these complaints any further at the level of the whips. I believe a process that continues to deal with these allegations in a serious manner will require the involvement of a neutral third party, trusted by all concerned,” she said.

Both Mr. Andrews and Mr. Pacetti are married with two children.

Mr. Pacetti was first elected in 2002, while Mr. Andrews came to Ottawa following the 2008 federal election.

At a midday press conference, Mr. Trudeau would only describe the accusations as “serious” allegations of “personal misconduct.”

he said the House of Commons needs to have clear guidelines and procedures in place to deal with such situations, similar to those in other workplaces.

“We have a duty to protect and encourage individuals in these situations to come forward,” Trudeau said.

“The action must be fair, but decisive. It must be sensitive to all affected parties, but recognizing how difficult it is to do so, it must give the benefit of the doubt to those who come forward.”

With files from Josh Visser, National Post and The Canadian Press