Lieutenant-General Steven Whelan has been charged with two counts of breaching the Armed Force’s disciplinary code, following a sexual misconduct investigation by military police
A senior military commander has been charged with two counts of breaching the Armed Force’s disciplinary code, following a sexual misconduct investigation by military police.
His lawyer, Phillip Millar, said Wednesday that Lt.-Gen. Whelan denies the allegations and will defend his case. Lt.-Gen. Whelan was charged under Section 129 of the National Defence Act, which Mr. Millar described as “not the most serious of offences.” In the Wednesday statement, the Forces said Lt.-Gen. Whelan’s case would stay in the military justice system. National defence spokesperson Daniel Le Bouthillier said he remains on paid leave.
Lt.-Gen. Whelan was promoted to his current rank and placed in charge of military personnel and rooting out bad behaviour in the Forces in May, 2021. He replaced Haydn Edmundson, who went on leave in March, 2021 while military police investigated a sexual-misconduct complaint against him. Vice.-Adm. Edmundson was charged withVice-Adm. Edmundson was the third current or retired senior commander from the Canadian Armed Forces to face criminal charges in 2021.
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