Hurry up and wait continues to be the order of the day at a court martial trial in Charlottetown.
The trial of Capt. Todd Bannister, who faces six charges for alleged inappropriate behavior, has run into numerous delays since proceedings began Monday in a makeshift military courtroom in the Queen Charlotte naval reserve building.
With council engaged in discussions behind closed doors this morning, the start of trial today has been pushed back to 2 p.m.
There was no trial Thursday as military Judge Lt.-Col. Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil granted prosecutor Maj. M.E. Leblond’s request for adjournment to allow her to “check some information.’’
Technical and logistical issues resulted in about a 90-minute delay to the trial getting underway Monday and court proceedings did not start until 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Bannister has pleaded not guilty to all six charges stemming from three alleged incidents occurring while he was commanding officer of the 148 Charlottetown Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps.
Two of those charges – one count of behaving in a disgraceful manner and one count of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline – are in connection to Bannister allegedly making a vulgar proposition to a former cadet to engage in sexual intercourse.
None of charges have been proven in court.
