A member of the Canadian Forces at Canadian Forces Base Kingston has been charged by the Force’s investigation service.

The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service said in a news release that it has charged Master Warrant Officer John Macpherson with two counts of sexual assault. It said the charges stem from incidents that took place against a single victim during training in Gagetown, N.B., in 1998.

The charges have not been proven in court. The matter will proceed through the military’s justice system. The date and location of the court martial is still being determined.

The investigation service said that the incidents were first reported to it on April 6, 2016. The allegation was investigated but was dropped when there wasn’t enough evidence. On July 11, 2018, investigators received new information and the file was reopened, the service said.

“The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service seeks to investigate and where appropriate lay charges based on factual evidence regardless of when the offence is alleged to have been committed,” said Lt.-Col. Kevin Cadman, the commanding officer of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. “Much care is taken to investigate all matters of this nature, historical or otherwise, which is now before the courts.”