article_snippet.sent: The alleged sexual assault, in which police sources say all four men had sexual intercourse with all four men victim, took place on April 10 after the sailors had returned to the barracks from a hockey game.
article_snippet.sent: Commander Michael O’Sullivan, the air and naval advisor at the British High Commission, has spoken to the four and described the alleged offences as ‘serious’ but stressed They were as yet only allegations.
article_snippet.sent: The four are charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm and group sexual assault – offences that are punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian military investigators have described the alleged offences as ‘a disturbing accusation of sexual assault’.