SCOC decision means defence minister can appeal soldier’s sex-assault acquittal
MONTREAL — A Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday means the defence minister can appeal in the case of a Canadian soldier acquitted of sexually assaulting a female subordinate.
The court ruled unanimously that the country’s National Defence Act, which governs the military justice system, is constitutional.
The decision stems from two sexual assault cases involving soldiers.
In one, warrant officer Andre Gagnon was found not guilty in 2014 of sexually assaulting then-corporal Stephanie Raymond in December 2011 at an armoury near Quebec City.