A high-ranking military officer who is suing National Defence for making "false and malicious" sexual assault allegations against him has been promoted and will take up a significant overseas assignment, CBC News has learned. His lawsuit against both the defence department and the armed forces, which alleges military police were negligent, is ongoing. The allegations involved a military cadet in Edmonton and related to events that allegedly took place between 1998 and 2007. Stalker seeking $8M in damagesHe launched a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court in May of last year alleging the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) conducted a "negligent investigation" into "false and malicious criminal allegations." Stalker contends that the complainant's allegations did not correspond with the timeline of his service in the military.

Source: CBC News March 17, 2018 07:52 UTC