Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, Vice-President of Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Article content Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who became familiar to Canadians for his key job in the COVID-19 vaccine […]
Maj.-Gen. Fortin to turn himself in to police as arrest warrant issued
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who became familiar to Canadians for his key job in the COVID-19 vaccine roll out, has been informed he is facing one count of sexual assault.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Fortin. The senior military officer will present himself at the Gatineau police station on Wednesday morning, this newspaper has confirmed. His lawyers expect the charge to be laid at that time.
Fortin’s legal team believes the one charge of sexual assault will be for an alleged incident that happened “between Jan. 1 and April 30th,1988.” They will not be totally certain of that until the actual charge is laid.
It is expected that Fortin will be released on a promise to appear in court at a later date. The major general will make a statement to the news media on Wednesday.
Fortin has denied any wrongdoing.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service announced on May 19 that they had conducted an investigation into an allegation about Fortin and had referred the matter to Quebec’s prosecution service.
Fortin left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada on May 14, the same day the Canadian Forces issued a statement that he was under investigation.
