Close X
Friday, October 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

Former Medic Guilty Of Sex Assault, Breach Of Trust For Breast Exams On Recruits

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Feb, 2017 01:09 PM
    OTTAWA — A former medical technician has been found guilty of one count of sexual assault and three counts of breach of trust for conducting inappropriate breast exams at several Ontario military recruiting centres.
     
    A five-member court martial panel handed down the verdict against former petty officer James Wilks after several days of deliberations.
     
    The panel found Wilks not guilty on four other counts of breach of trust.
     
    It's the third such conviction for Wilks, who conducted thousands of medical exams on prospective military recruits during his more than 20 years in uniform.
     
     
    He previously spent nine months behind bars after being found guilty of sexual assault and four counts of breach of trust in December 2011.
     
    He was sentenced to another 30 months in prison in 2013 after being convicted of 10 counts of sexual assault and 15 counts of breach of trust, but has appealed.
     
    A military judge will sentence Wilks on May 24.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Out-Of-Control Semi On Coquihalla Highway Causes Multi-Car Collision And Injuries

    Out-Of-Control Semi On Coquihalla Highway Causes Multi-Car Collision And Injuries
     One Person With Serious But Non-life Threatening Injuries Was Airlifted To Hospital Following The Crash On The Coquihalla Highway, Between Hope And Merritt, B.C. 

    Out-Of-Control Semi On Coquihalla Highway Causes Multi-Car Collision And Injuries

    Meet South Asian Grand Marshals Of Toronto, Montreal, And Vancouver Pride Parades This Year

    Meet South Asian Grand Marshals Of Toronto, Montreal, And Vancouver Pride Parades This Year
    Below is a brief biography of the three South Asian Grand Marshals this year.

    Meet South Asian Grand Marshals Of Toronto, Montreal, And Vancouver Pride Parades This Year

    79-Year-Old Ontario Woman Got Lost On Solo Hike In Alaska But Walked To Safety

    79-Year-Old Ontario Woman Got Lost On Solo Hike In Alaska But Walked To Safety
    JUNEAU, Alaska — A 79-year-old Ontario woman got lost on a solo hike near an Alaska glacier and spent a night in the forest without camping gear but walked to safety the next day.

    79-Year-Old Ontario Woman Got Lost On Solo Hike In Alaska But Walked To Safety

    Transit Police Restrain Man In Violent Incident At Burnaby Station, Chief Commends Injured Officer

    Transit Police Restrain Man In Violent Incident At Burnaby Station, Chief Commends Injured Officer
    New Westminster – Metro Vancouver Transit Police Chief Doug LePard has commended two of his officers for showing compassion and restraint in an extremely difficult, violent situation.

    Transit Police Restrain Man In Violent Incident At Burnaby Station, Chief Commends Injured Officer

    Ontario's Gender-Neutral Health Cards Can't Be Used In Passport Applications

    Ontario's Gender-Neutral Health Cards Can't Be Used In Passport Applications
    TORONTO — Ontario is scrambling to work out a deal with the federal government after learning its new gender-neutral health cards cannot be used to obtain a passport.

    Ontario's Gender-Neutral Health Cards Can't Be Used In Passport Applications

    Full-time Work Takes Big Hit As Canada Loses 31,200 Net Jobs In July

    Full-time Work Takes Big Hit As Canada Loses 31,200 Net Jobs In July
    OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market lost 31,200 net jobs last month as the country suffered its biggest one-month drop in full-time work in nearly five years, Statistics Canada said Friday.

    Full-time Work Takes Big Hit As Canada Loses 31,200 Net Jobs In July