Civilian system will hear sexual offences previously handled by military police – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Military police will no longer accept Criminal Code sexual offence complaints as of Monday, in anticipation of passage of the Liberal government’s military justice system reform bill. Bill C-11 will strip the military of its jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute sexual offences involving Canadian Armed Forces members…

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Markus Hicks appealing ‘unreasonable’ sentence of 18.5 years for sexual assault, child luring

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Markus Hicks, a former St. John’s teacher and volleyball coach sentenced to 18-and-a-half years for numerous instances of sexual assault and…

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