Virginia Democrat warns that Fairfax will be removed from office if he does not resign by Monday

Virginia Gov. Lieutenant Justin Fairfax Gov. Gestures While Speaking Before a Deport Reduction Campaign Meeting in a Meeting Room. a church in Richmond, Virginia, September 25, 2018. (Associated Press)

Virginia's Lieutenant Governor, Justin Fairfax, was threatened with an impeachment procedure just hours after the announcement of the charge of sexual assault committed by a second woman.

Patrick Hope, Democratic Party Member and Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was announced Friday, he intends to introduce impeachment items against Fairfax unless & # 39; 39, he does not resign Monday.

"On Monday, I will be presenting impeachment articles for Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax when he did not resign before," Hope wrote on Twitter.

An attorney's lawyer Meredith Watson said in a statement that Fairfax had raped his client in 2000 while they were students at Duke University. The lawyer described the attack as "premeditated and aggressive".

Vanessa Tyson, the first woman to accuse Fairfax of sexual sexual behavior, claims that this incident occurred during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

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Fairfax denied the charges against him. He said Friday that they were participating in a smear campaign against him and that they had no intention of resigning.

Virginia was overwhelmed by a series of racist scandals involving Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring, both Democrats, during their use of blackface in college. The two men said they had no intention of resigning – despite calls for the resignation of a host of Democrats with national profiles.

The allegations against Fairfax also prompted him to leave his post. On Friday night, US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia wrote on Twitter that Fairfax "can no longer serve the Commonwealth effectively."

"We can never ignore or tolerate sexual assault," wrote Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton. Vice President in the 2016 presidential election.

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A number of other top Democrats from Virginia also called for the resignation of Fairfax, including members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.

"In light of the latest allegations of sexual assault against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus believes that it is best that Lieutenant Governor Fairfax resign from office." caucus said in a statement.