Prosecutors in Quebec have charged Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin with one count of sexual assault. Fortin had been in charge of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout until May 14, just five days before the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service referred a sexual misconduct investigation to the Quebec prosecution service to determine whether criminal charges should be laid. Fortin earlier this year launched a legal challenge over his dismissal from the job overseeing Canada's vaccine rollout. The charge against Fortin is the latest development in an ongoing sexual misconduct crisis that has embroiled the Canadian military. Vance's replacement, Admiral Art McDonald, has been placed on an administrative leave following an investigation into separate sexual misconduct allegations, which ended without any charges.

Source: CBC News August 17, 2021 22:45 UTC