A Halifax lieutenant with the Canadian Armed Forces has been charged with sexual assault in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred last fall.
In a news release Thursday, the Department of National Defence (DND) said police began their investigation in late October 2018, after a third party reported that a member had been assaulted while the ship was docked in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Investigators met the ship’s authorities and victim at HMCS Halifax’s next docking in Belgium in early November, according to DND.
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The department says the member was allegedly assaulted while deployed at sea on board HMCS Halifax.
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Lt. Craig Brown, a Regular Force member with HMCS Halifax, is facing one count of sexual assault.
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