A Canadian Armed Forces court martial will be convened on Tuesday morning for a Halifax-based sailor accused of sexually assaulting another Forces member.
In addition to sexual assault, Master Seaman Daniel Cooper has been charged with “ill treatment of a person by rank or appointment was subordinate to him.”
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According to National Defence, the alleged incidents took place on Nov. 10, 2015, on board HMCS Athabaskan near Rota, Spain.
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Chief Military Judge Colonel Mario Dutil will be presiding over the court martial.
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