WARNING: This story contains details of an alleged sexual assault.
Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former head of human resources, is set to take the witness box today in an Ottawa courtroom where he has been on trial for sexual assault, accused of attacking a woman more than 30 years ago.
Edmundson, whose trial began last Monday, is being tried in the Ontario Court of Justice by a judge alone. He was charged in December 2021 with one count of sexual assault and one count of committing indecent acts.
He has pleaded not guilty, and denied any wrongdoing. Edmundson has since resigned as head of military
