OTTAWA — A second member of the Canadian Forces in Halifax has been charged with sexual assault in as many days.
Master Seaman Daniel Cooper, who was posted to the Naval Fleet School (Atlantic) at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, faces one charge of sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident that occurred in November 2015.
Canadian Forces military spokesman Lt. (N) Blake Patterson said Cooper and the alleged victim, also a member of the Forces, were participating in a training exercise on board the navy's last remaining destroyer, HMCS Athabaskan, at the time.
Cooper has also been charged with one count of abuse of a subordinate in relation to the alleged assault and faces court martial on the two charges.
On Monday, Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre, a military police officer who was also posted to CFB Halifax, was charged with one count of sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident in Glasgow, Scotland, last year.
MacIntyre and the alleged victim, also a member of the Forces, were participating in an international training exercise at the time.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the military police unit responsible for investigating serious crimes, took over the case and laid the charges.
