Military police in Canada have tried to transfer 62 sexual assault cases to civilian police forces since last fall — but about half of those files have been declined and sent back.
Canadian Armed Forces Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau confirmed the military has attempted to transfer 49 new sexual offence cases to civilian police since November 2021. Police forces accepted 22 of the files and rejected 27.
"Civilian police forces and prosecution authorities already have full jurisdiction to investigate sexual offences involving CAF members, including those occurring on defence property," said Arbour's report.
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