Halifax military police sergeant charged with sexual assault

A Halifax military police sergeanthas been charged with sexual assault a year after the assault allegedly occurred.

Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre, who is stationed at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, is charged in connection with an incident that took place in Glasgow, Scotland, in September 2015.

MacIntyre, 46, was participating in an international exercise there at the time, the Department of National Defence said Monday.

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The alleged victim is also a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Complex investigation

MacIntyre joined the Canadian Armed Forces in September 2002, and has served as a military police member with the military police unit at Canadian Forces Base Halifax since August 2014, military spokesman Lt. Blake Patterson said Monday.

He said the complaint was made March 22.

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"In all cases, action is taken to determine the facts, conduct applicable investigations in a deliberate and comprehensive manner, they analyze the available data, the available evidence and if warranted, they lay charges," he said.

"Each case assigned to the national investigation service is different and is such the completion time varies from case to case. In this case, it was the difference between March 22 of this year and today."

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Trial by court martial

MacIntyre's military police credentialshavebeen suspended "due to the seriousness of the alleged offences and subsequent charge," Patterson said.

"Following the conclusion in this case, following the conclusion of court proceedings, an administrative review to assess member suitability for continued service will be initiated. At this point, of course, it's too early to speculate the outcome of that review."

MacIntyre'strial will be by court martial before a military judge.