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The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has charged a female naval officer with multiple sexual assault-related offences.

The charges, announced Wednesday, relate to alleged incidents during fall and winter 2017 involving other members of the Canadian Forces on board HMCS Charlottetown.

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Navy Sub-Lieutenant Aidan Louise Brownlee, a regular force member of HMCS Toronto, faces three counts of sexual assault, one count of assault, and three counts of “behaving in disgraceful manner” contrary to section 93 of the National Defence Act, according to the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.

The charges have not been tested in a court.

The matter is now proceeding in accordance with the military justice system for possible court martial at a date and location still to be determined, the investigation service said.

The police investigation began on Dec. 8, 2017 when a third party alleged that a member of the Canadian Forces had been inappropriately touched while ship was near Split, Croatia and again while ashore in Athens, Greece.

In the course of this investigation, the national investigation service determined there was a second alleged victim.

The charges are a result of two separate investigations, according to the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.