Military's former head of human resources charged with sexual assault, indecent acts
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Military police say they have charged the former head of human resources for the Canadian Armed Forces with one count of sexual assault. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson has also been charged with one count of indecent acts.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson has also been charged with one count of indecent acts.
The charges come weeks after Defence Minister Anita Anand announced she had accepted retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour's call to have the investigation and prosecution of military sexual assault cases transferred to civilian authorities.
In announcing the charges against Edmundson, the CFNIS noted Arbour left open the door to leaving investigations in the hands of military police if they are near completion.
Edmundson's case will proceed through the civilian justice system rather than the military's justice system.
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