A soldier from Base Gagetown who assaulted a nurse practitioner last year offered his apologies to the victim Friday, along with everyone at 42 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre, during a sentencing hearing.
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5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, in Oromocto. Master Cpl. Nicholas Paulsen pleaded guilty to forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and mischief causing property damage, relating to an incident at the health clinic on the base on March 12, 2024. (CBC)
A soldier from Base Gagetown who assaulted a nurse practitioner last year offered his apologies to the victim Friday, along with everyone at 42 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre, during a sentencing hearing.
“You’re my family,” Master Cpl. Nicholas Paulsen said, his voice cracking and appearing to fight back tears.
He said he was sorry that his actions have made health-care workers second guess the other soldiers who come to them for help.
Paulsen pleaded guilty earlier to forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and mischief causing property damage, relating to an incident at the clinic on March 12, 2024.
Assault had had lasting impact on victim, colleagues
The court previously heard in the statement of facts that Paulson walked into the office of nurse practitioner Dawn LeBlanc,
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