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Military sexual assault investigation was rushed, biased, watchdog commission says

On Feb. 12, 2026 the Military Police Complaints Commission released two reports after a public-interest hearing that found the internal probe rushed, superficial and biased.
Amid findings of weak oversight, the MPCC identified that investigators in the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service failed to record the alleged victim's interview, allowed a person potentially involved to sit in, and did not review texts, Tremblay said.
Within five days of the complaint, military police charged Cristian Hiestand with two counts of sexual assault, refused to review exonerating texts, and he took his own life on Jan. 18, 2022.
Tremblay said, 'It is deeply concerning that all but one of the recommendations in these final reports were not accepted,' after the Provost Marshal rejected all 13 recommendations and only one on conduct.
With the Provost Marshal's office having cleared officers earlier, the dispute deepens as the federal bill to reform complaints handling faces opposition.

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