Woman testifies she froze, feared for her life during alleged sex assault by former head of military HR
The sexual assault trial of retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, the Canadian military's former head of human resources, began Monday in an Ottawa courtroom where the claimant testified that she feared for her life during the alleged attack.
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The sexual assault trial of retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, the Canadian military's former head of human resources, began Monday in an Ottawa courtroom where the claimant testified that she feared for her life during the alleged attack.