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CP NewsAlert: Former military leader Haydn Edmundson not guilty of sexual assault

By The Canadian Press on September 16, 2024.

Former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, right, arrives to the courthouse in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA – An Ottawa judge has found former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act, concluding a trial that began in February.

Edmundson was head of the military’s personnel in 2021 when he was accused of assaulting another member of the navy during a 1991 deployment.

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