The defence in the sexual assault trial of a British sailor accused of gang-raping a Canadian woman at a Halifax-area airbase has closed its case. Smalley is one of four sailors who were charged in relation to an incident in the barracks at 14 Wing Shearwater in April 2015. They were members of the British Royal Navy hockey team who were in town to play in a military tournament. Smalley, 38, is charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm and participating in a sexual assault involving one or more people. The charges against the other two men who were originally implicated in the case were stayed during earlier court proceedings.

Source: CBC News October 16, 2018 18:11 UTC