Suspect denies sexual assault on base

Charge against Jonathon Ross Fraser, 29, alleges summary offence this past summer

A defendant accused of perpetrating a sex offence at a local military base denied the allegation Wednesday, and his trial was scheduled for next summer.

Jonathon Ross Fraser, 29, of no fixed address, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday, accompanied by defence lawyer Edward Derrah.

The sign at the main entrance of Base Gagetown. (Photo: Submitted/Sailor 3rd Class Alyssa Jackson, 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown)

Fraser faces a summary count of sexual assault, alleging an offence against a complainant at Base Gagetown on June 10.