Senior Officer Faces Military Charges for ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

Senior Officer Faces Military Charges for ‘Inappropriate Relationship’
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
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The military police have charged a senior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces after an investigation into allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.

The office of Canada’s military police chief announced on Wednesday that Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is facing two counts under the National Defence Act related to “conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline.”