OTTAWA — Military police say they have charged one of their own with sexual assault.
Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre, a military police officer at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, faces one count of sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident in Glasgow, Scotland, last year.
The Department of National Defence says MacIntyre and the alleged victim, also a member of the Forces, were participating in a training exercise at the time.
The charges were laid by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the military police unit responsible for investigating serious crimes.
Military police charged 34 people with sexual offences in 2015 and 15 during the first six months of 2016.
Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance reported last month that the military was making progress in rooting out sexual misconduct in the ranks, but that more work needs to be done.
