Cadet leader guilty

of sex assault

MEGAN GILLIS, OTTAWA SUN

FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010 07:52 PM EDT | UPDATED: MONDAY,
AUGUST 30, 2010 07:54 PM EDT
A 19-year-old former cadet sergeant admitted Monday to fondling a 14-year-old at a
Kanata training camp last summer despite twice being warned against romancing girls
under his command.
Marc-Andre Longval pleaded guilty to sexual assault and got 20 months probation
including a ban on being in a position of trust with girls under 16.
But in what the judge called a rare exception, he won't have to submit a DNA sample or
appear on the national sex offender registry.

Judge Hugh Fraser said it's a serious offence given Longval's position of trust, but noted
he was barely 18 at the time and had no record. The court heard he's a tireless volunteer
who works two jobs to pay for college.
"I believe you are not someone we are going to see before the court again," Fraser said,
concluding that in this case Longval's privacy rights outweigh any concern about
protection of the public.
Longval and the girl became involved at the cadet training camp. When the pair met
one night in a wooded area, Longval put a hand down the girl's pants and underwear
and fondled her genitals.
The girl couldn't legally consent because of his position of authority over her.
Longval had twice been warned - and once demoted - because of inappropriate
relationships with cadets her age.
megan.gillis@sunmedia.ca