Shilo-based soldier charged with sexual assault

Military police have laid sexual assault charges against a Canadian Armed Forces member based in CFB Shilo.

The 49-year-old master warrant officer is a member of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

Douglas Pettie faces charges of sexual assault, two counts of assault, and four counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline.

“The Canadian Armed Forces do not tolerate sexual misconduct in the workplace,” LCol. Brian Frei, commanding officer with the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, said in a news release. “Cases like this one erode the standards of military discipline and victimize everyone involved.”