Former medic guilty of sex assault, breach of trust for breast exams on recruits
OTTAWA — A former medical technician has been found guilty of one count of sexual assault and three counts of breach of trust for conducting inappropriate breast exams at several Ontario military recruiting centres.
A five-member panel of serving military personnel handed down the verdict against former petty officer James Wilks in a military courtroom in Gatineau, Que., on Friday after several days of deliberations.
The panel found Wilks not guilty on four other counts of breach of trust. A military judge will sentence Wilks on May 24.
It’s the third such conviction for Wilks, who said on the stand last week that he had conducted thousands of medical exams on prospective military recruits during his more than 25 years in uniform.