Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson speaks to reporters after a change of command ceremony in Ottawa on August 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Military police say they have charged the former head of human resources for the Canadian Armed Forces with one count of sexual assault.
Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson has also been charged with one count of indecent acts.
Edmundson stepped down as head of military personnel command in March due to a police investigation after a CBC report of alleged sexual assault.
He has denied the allegations.
The charges come weeks after Defence Minister Anita Anand announced she had accepted a call to have the investigation and prosecution of military sexual assault cases transferred to civilian authorities.