Civilian trial begins for Canadian Forces soldier charged with sexual assault

The civilian sexual assault trial of a Canadian Forces soldier began Monday in a Barrie, Ont., courtroom. His accuser had filed for a private prosecution after the military refused to prosecute her sexual assault allegation following a 2018 investigation.

Civilian trial begins for Canadian Forces soldier charged with sexual assault
Canadian Forces soldier Oleksii Silin walks into the Barrie, Ont., courthouse with his lawyer Mitchell Worsoff on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

The civilian sexual assault trial of a Canadian Forces soldier began Monday in a Barrie, Ont., courtroom. His accuser had filed for a private prosecution after the military refused to prosecute her sexual assault allegation following a 2018 investigation.