HALIFAX – The preliminary hearing of four British sailors charged with sexually assaulting a young woman at a military base in Halifax began today in provincial court.
Simon Radford, Joshua Finbow, Craig Stoner and Darren Smalley are all facing a charge of sexual assault causing bodily harm.
When they were arrested last April, the men were in Nova Scotia to participate in a hockey tournament with local Armed Forces personnel.
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The Crown alleges they participated in a group sexual assault last April 10 in a barracks at CFB Shearwater.
They were staying at CFB Stadacona, but were asked to leave last May and relocated to another military base in Alberta where there is a British army training unit.
The case is proceeding in a civilian court because the offences were allegedly committed against a female civilian and the men were off-duty at the time.
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