Few details of the alleged assault were known before the trial began, except that it allegedly occurred in between Jan. 1 and April 30, 1988
The alleged victim was the first to testify in the criminal assault trial of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin that began on Monday in Gatineau, Que. Fortin pled not guilty to the charge. The assault allegedly occurred between Jan. 1 and April 30, 1988, while Fortin was a cadet at Royal Military College in Saint-Jean, Que.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
At that point, she said she started pushing him away and telling him to go away. She said she also called for her roommate in a whisper in the hopes that she would witness the events.she told the court while avoiding the eyes of Fortin and his legal team sitting directly to her right. But he “ignored” her at first, she added.Advertisement 4“For myself, I’m horrified. I’m horrified. I don’t want anybody running in finding me in that position,” she said, her voice trembling with emotion.
“I’m aware at this point of the culture at the college,” she explained. “This type of thing has happened to others and the ramifications of what happens when it is reported and how the woman have been treated.”Article content “I knew that there was no standing up for myself, I knew where my career would go,” she said before pausing to wipe away tears. “The old boys club.”Article content
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