All of the facts that I have provided are written in the CAF’s own reports. The military police investigation into sexual assault was founded. The harassment investigation into abuse of power was founded. The privacy breach investigation was founded. The internal investigation into Officer X’s 14-year history of sexual misconduct against multiple victims was founded.
To the best of my knowledge, Officer X and all members of the chain of command are still serving in the Royal Canadian Navy, and not one has faced any disciplinary consequences for their actions. In fact, the executive officer has since been promoted and is the current commanding officer of a naval reserve division. He is also personally responsible for a founded breach of the Privacy Act.
It gets worse.
Most of the members in this case are part-time reservists and have full-time civilian occupations in your communities. This also means that there is potential risk to members of the public.
As I reported directly to Commodore Montgomery in April and May 2023, the coxswain who threatened charges against me and others carries police authority in his civilian job. The former CO who decided that “mentorship” was an appropriate punishment for sexual assault and Officer X, responsible for over 14 years of sexual misconduct, are each employed full time with direct supervisory authority over children.
To conclude, I have relied heavily on the broken and inadequate access to information and privacy systems to fight for the critical information I have shared today. After five and a half years, one message is clear: The Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence are anything but transparent. There is no justice without accountability, and there is no accountability without transparency.
Thank you.