Canada’s former top military commander has pleaded guilty to a single charge of obstruction of justice in the highest profile case in the crisis of sexual misconduct that has shaken the Defence Department to its foundations.
Jonathan Vance was charged by military police last summer in relation to an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
Vance appeared virtually in an Ottawa court where he entered the guilty plea on Wednesday morning.
His lawyer, Rodney Sellars, is requesting a discharge.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) laid the single charge against Vance but did not provide details.
The CFNIS said
