Courts Martial
Decision Information
Date of commencement of the trial: 5 December 2006.
Location: 6080 Young Street, 5th floor, courtroom, Halifax, NS.
Charges
•Charge 1 (alternate to charge 2): S. 130 NDA, sexual assault (s. 271 CCC).
•Charge 2 (alternate to charge 1): S. 97 NDA, drunkenness.
•Charge 3: S.130 NDA, indecent acts (s. 173 CCC).
•Charge 4: S. 97 NDA, drunkenness.
•Charge 5: S. 95 NDA, ill-treated a person who by reason of rank was subordinate to him.
Results
•FINDINGS: Charge 1: Guilty of the lesser and included offence of assault. Charge 2: A stay of proceedings. Charge 3: Withdrawn. Charges 4, 5: Guilty.
•SENTENCE: A reduction in rank to the rank of sergeant and a severe reprimand.