Sexual Assault Case

• Is it sexual assault to secretly record consensual sex? Ottawa case sparks debate

  The federal government added a Criminal Code charge for the non-consensual sharing of intimate images online, and some provincial legislatures have changed laws.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023
  
• Halifax police supervisor ‘shocked’ that clothing was not collected in rape case

  The review board hearing has heard that DNA evidence can degrade if it's not refrigerated and is open to tampering if left unsecured for days.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• N.S. judge acquits man accused of sexual assault, saying he couldn’t be clearly identified 

  A judge has acquitted a Halifax man charged in a 2018 sexual assault after concluding the accused couldn't be clearly identified as one of two rapists.

  Canada

  May 23, 2023
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• Saskatoon police arrest 3 in connection with sexual assault case, unlawful confinement

  A 21-year-old woman was confined, assaulted, and sexually assaulted at approximately 11:30 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Witney Ave. North. 

  Crime

  Mar 29, 2023
• Sexual assault trial starts for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who led COVID-19 vaccine campaign

  The trial comes more than a year after the senior military officer was abruptly removed as head of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine campaign in May 2021.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2022
• Charges in high-profile Halifax sex assault case withdrawn after accused dies in homicide

  Alexander Joseph Frederick Thomas, of East Preston, N.S., was accused of sexually assaulting Carrie Low. His death on Saturday has been ruled a homicide.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2021
• Alberta pediatrician found not guilty of sexual assault

  Ramneek Kumar, an Alberta doctor accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl who was not his patient, has been found not guilty.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2020
• Just for laughs founder renounces right to preliminary hearing in sexual assault case

  The Crown says Quebec entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon has renounced his right to a preliminary hearing and has been ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
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• Dates set for dangerous offender hearing in Lethbridge sexual assault case

  Trevor Pritchard has been convicted of sexually assaulting underage girls on five separate occasions dating back to 2004.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2019
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• Sex assault survivor says recommended VPD policy changes ‘not enough’

  One of the initiators of a campaign, says the areas the Vancouver Police Board plans to improve when dealing with a sexual assault case, is not enough.

  Apr 26, 2018