Photo: Jeffrey Paul Delisle arrives at the provincial court in Halifax to face espionage charges in January. (Reuters: Paul Darrow, file photo)
Jeffrey Paul Delisle Pleads Guilty To Selling Canadian Secrets To Russia In Navy Spying Case -- National post/Canadian Press
HALIFAX — A Canadian naval officer pleaded guilty to espionage Wednesday, five years after a Crown lawyer said he walked into the Russian embassy, offered up military secrets for money and began a relationship that resulted in the sharing of a “vast amount” of sensitive information.
Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle rose before a provincial court judge in Halifax, showing no emotion and clasping his hands together, and acknowledged that he understood the consequences of his plea to the unprecedented charges.
When asked if he confirmed the guilty pleas, the 41-year-old intelligence officer merely said, “Yes sir,” before leaving the court to return to prison as he awaits sentencing in January.
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