Mishall RehmanMilitary Police Seeks Public Assistance
Canadian Armed Forces Military Police is currently seeking public assistance in a sexual assault case involving a child that took place more than 30 years ago.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service reports that the incident took place between 1978 and 1980 at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton, then known as Canadian Forces Base Edmonton and formerly known as RCAF Station Namao.
The incident involves a non-family, non-military male youth who was reported to have sexually assaulted a child while babysitting in a residential housing unit at the base.
“We take all allegations of sexual assault seriously and conduct our investigations in a deliberate and comprehensive manner to determine the facts, analyze the evidence, and if warranted, lay appropriate charges. By making this public appeal through Crime Stoppers we encourage anyone with information about these reported assaults to come forward,” said LCol.Francis Bolduc, Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.
The investigation into this incident is led by members of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service’s Sexual Offence Response Team. This team is a specially trained investigative team within the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service focused on the investigation of criminal sexual offences.
Anyone who has information about the assault is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), visit their website (www.canadiancrimestoppers.org) or call the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service’s Sexual Offence Response Team at 1-844-489-0569.
