On December 12, 2013, Sergeant Clayton Holloway was found not guilty at a standing court martial in Edmonton, Alberta.

• Of the two charges which were preferred by the Director of Military Prosecutions on Sept 10, 2012, Sgt Holloway was found not guilty of one charge of possession of child pornography under section (s.) 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code, and one charge of accessing child pornography under s. 163.1(4.1) of the Criminal Code. 

• In 2017, the CAF began the practice of issuing a media advisory for each court martial proceeding and a news release announcing the court martial outcomes including Judge’s decision and sentence where applicable. As this was not the practice in 2013, this news release serves to notify the public of the outcome of Sgt Holloway’s court martial.

• This news release has been issued in response to an individual request. It is not the CAF practice to issue retroactive news releases for previous courts martial.

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• Backgrounder – The Canadian Armed Forces Court Martial System

Associated Links

• An Overview of Canada's Military Justice System
• Office of the Chief Military Judge: Upcoming Courts Martial
• Judge Advocate General (JAG)
• Director of Military Prosecutions
• Directorate of Defence Counsel Services
• The Code of Service Discipline and Me
• National Defence Act

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