Ex-commando arrested one day before JTF2 tell-all is published

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MONTREAL — An ex-commando was arrested just 24 hours before the release of his candid memoir about life in Canada's elite Joint Task Force 2, leading his co-author to suggest authorities are trying to discredit the book's claims.

Denis Morisset was preparing to do publicity for his book detailing secret missions in Afghanistan, Peru and even an Ottawa bank, when he was arrested Tuesday and charged with contacting two minors with the intent of committing sexual crimes.

Mr. Morisset appeared in court on Wednesday as his French-language book was released in Quebec stores.

The military said the book is a threat to national security while Mr. Morisset's publishers called it the only public, first-hand account about the inner workings of the JTF2.


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