BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The former commander of CFB Trenton facing murder and sexual assault charges will be back in court next month.
Col. Russell Williams appeared via video link in a Belleville, Ont., court on Thursday.
Williams, clad in an orange jumpsuit, looking stern and less tired than previous appearances, stated his name for the judge: "David Russell Williams."
Williams gave a simple "thank you" before leaving the room, glancing back at the camera once.
His case has been put over until July 22, so that his lawyer can review disclosure.
Outside the court, Lt.-Col. Tony O'Keefe, who is acting as a liaison between Williams and the military, said he has been out of the country for more than five weeks and hasn't spoken to Williams.
"There hasn't been any movement at all, from what I know," O'Keefe said when questioned about reports that Williams intended to plead guilty.
Williams was a rising star in the Canadian military before being charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Lloyd, 27, and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37.
He has also been charged with sexually assaulting two woman and with 82 break-and-enter charges, some of which reportedly involved lingerie.
In addition to the criminal charges, Williams and his wife, Mary-Elizabeth Harriman, are facing a $2.45-million lawsuit filed by one of Williams' alleged sex assault victims, identified only as Jane Doe.
Court documents show Harriman, who hasn't spoken publicly since the charges were laid, intends to make a motion before the court on June 29. It was not clear whether Harriman would appear in person.
The motion is for an order that any document in the court file, which has details of her professional life, her financial situation and legal affairs -- and which have not been disclosed yet as public record -- will be sealed and not published.
In the notice for the motion, Harriman says the criminal charges against Williams have had a "devastating impact."
The document states Harriman's role as associate executive director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has been exemplary. Publication of professional, financial and legal affairs could have a significant negative impact upon Harriman, the document stated.
Doe is suing Harriman, claiming Williams fraudulently transferred an Ottawa property to his wife in an effort to defeat Jane Doe's claim.
In the suit, the woman alleges Williams secretly transferred a property in Ottawa, the city in which he shared a home with his wife, in "unusual haste" and under "suspicious circumstances" on March 26.
The woman believes that Williams and Harriman "will remove assets from the jurisdiction or otherwise dispose of or dissipate them in an effort to defeat the plaintiff in any attempt to recover upon the judgment, if the plaintiff is ultimately successful," the suit reads.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
In her statement of defence filed earlier in the month Harriman said Williams did transfer his interest in their home and other assets, but it was a "domestic contract" they executed and there was "nothing untoward or suspicious about the transfer."
Williams has not yet filed a statement of defence.
