GATINEAU, QUE.—A former medical technician accused of performing unnecessary and inappropriate breast exams at military recruiting centres in Ontario took the stand in his own defence Friday, and denied the exams ever took place. The women have accused him of having them strip from the waist up so he could visually examine their breasts during routine medical exams at the recruiting centres. One also accused Wilks of touching her breasts under the pretence of conducting a breast exam. During his more than three-hour cross-examination, Van Der Linde suggested Wilks had power over the women because passing their medical exam was a requirement for admission into the military. “As a medical assistant who was conducting these examinations, your signed forms would go up the chain to the recruit medical officer for approval,” Van Der Linde said.

Source: thestar January 27, 2017 23:21 UTC