Thanato Posted April 19, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Four members of the Royal Navy have been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Nova Scotia, Canada's military police said.The sailors were in the country to attend a military sports tournament, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) said. The men have appeared in court charged with one count of sexual assault each. The incident allegedly took place in barracks at an air base at Shearwater, near Halifax, on Thursday. The alleged victim is a woman not in the military, the CFNIS said. The men have been named as Craig Stoner, Darren Smalley, Joshua Finbow and Simon Radford, in a statement on the Government of Canada website. Canadian officials said they were members of the Royal Navy ice hockey team. 'Full co-operation' Reports in Canada suggested the men were remanded to a jail until Monday, while lawyers negotiate bail terms. "This is a disturbing accusation of sexual assault," Lt-Col Francis Bolduc said in a statement. "I'm pleased with the full co-operation provided by the British authorities to support the hard work and diligence of the CFNIS team in responding to this matter." The UK Ministry of Defence said it was aware of allegations against four members of the Royal Navy. "The Royal Navy takes allegations of this nature very seriously, however as legal proceedings continue it would be inappropriate to comment further," an MoD spokeswoman said. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32360491 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted April 19, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Lets see how the trial goes first. If found guilty they should be jailed and rightly so (in Canada) dishonourably discharged, lose their job and pension. Thanato keep us updated, because while its news now in the UK, it will soon fade away in our media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenceMinisterMishkin Posted April 19, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 19, 2015 "Alleged" being the keyword here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanato Posted April 19, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) The NIS wouldn't lay charges against foreign visitors if there wasn't some very good evidence. But we will see how this plays out. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was the result of alcohol and poor judgement/regret. Given the nature of military shacks. Edited April 19, 2015 by Thanato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanato Posted April 20, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Update: http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/topstories/british-sailors-accused-in-gang-rape-of-nova-scotia-woman-granted-bail-1.3039705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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