LifeSiteNews has announced that its co-founder and chief executive, John-Henry Westen, has been fully exonerated by an independent investigation into allegations that prompted his sudden removal from leadership earlier this summer.

The Canada-based news outlet confirmed in a statement from its board of directors that a review carried out by an external investigator, with support from lawyers and other professionals, had “fully addressed” and dismissed the claims raised at a board meeting on 2 July. The board added that Westen, who has led the organisation since its founding in 1997, was cleared of “any wrongdoing”.