Toronto MP Kevin Vuong fined for failing to report sex assault charge to Naval Reserve
MONTREAL — Kevin Vuong, a Toronto member of Parliament and naval reservist, has been fined $500 for failing to inform the Royal Canadian Navy a couple of 2019 sexual assault cost.
Naval Reserve spokesman Lt. Robert Moore says Vuong at a abstract trial in Montreal admitted to the cost of failing to report an arrest.
A abstract trial is much less formal than a court docket martial and used for comparatively minor navy offences.
Whereas the sexual assault cost in opposition to Vuong was later dropped, members of the navy, together with reservists, are required to inform their commanding officer if they’re arrested by civilian police.
Vuong sits as an Impartial MP and holds the rank of sub-lieutenant within the Naval Reserve.
He was initially a candidate with the Liberals, however they dropped him two days earlier than the 2021 federal election after the sexual assault cost was reported within the media.
