The woman at the centre of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's sexual assault trial told court Tuesday she is certain the high-profile military commander is the one who assaulted her in 1988.
Fortin denies the allegation and has pleaded not guilty. Fortin's lawyer has argued there are inconsistencies between the woman's interviews with investigators and her testimony in court.
He was charged in 2021 with one count of sexual assault tied to an incident alleged to have happened more than three decades ago when he was a cadet at the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. The woman testified on Monday that Fortin never spoke during the alleged assault. On Tuesday, Schurman asked why the complainant told an investigator last year that she recognized Fortin's voice and his French accent during the incident.The defence on Monday cited statements the complainant made in an earlier interview alleging the assailant moved to touch her vagina before she pushed him away.
The complainant's roommate at the time of the alleged assault also testified on Tuesday. She confirmed that she didn't recall hearing the alleged attack.
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