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The Department of National Defence is investigating its personnel for using government computers to wipe mentions of the alleged sexual assault of Rehtaeh Parsons from her Wikipedia page and for suggesting her death was not a suicide.

The edits, which occurred last week, went so far as to alter a direct quote from the Nova Scotia teen’s father about his daughter’s alleged gang rape.

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“The Department of National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces chain of command is aware of this matter and is investigating to determine whether an infraction has occurred,” spokesman Zoltan Csepregi said in an email.

Last week, the Correctional Service of Canada launched an investigation afterthe Citizen brought to the agency’s attention homophobic Wikipedia edits made from CSC computers.

In April 2013, Parsons hanged herself and died days later in hospital after being pulled off life-support. Her parents said her suicide followed months of bullying at the hands of her four alleged rapists, who allegedly tormented the teen by sharing a photo of the incident online.