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The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service said it charged on Tuesday a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force with one count of sexual assault under the Criminal Code of Canada.

The charge relates to an alleged sexual assault against another member of the Canadian Forces at Canadian Forces Station Alert in Nunavut in June 2016.

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“Corporal Frédéric Richer of 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron located at St. Hubert, Québec, faces one count of Sexual Assault under section 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada,punishable under section 130 of the National Defence Act,”the NIS announced in its news release.

No other details were released. The allegations have not been proven in a court of law.