Sexual Crimes

• Should the sex offender registry be public? Where provinces stand

  The federal government is proposing a series of updates to the National Sex Offender Registry but making it public remains prohibited by law.  

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2023
  
• Child porn, voyeurism charges laid against St. Thomas music teacher after new victims identified

  The accused provided music lessons at his home, and police allege it was during these interactions that the 10 identified victims were filmed without their knowledge.

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2022
  
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• Quebec to invest $11M to fight online child sexual exploitation

  The new team will be in charge of co-ordinating investigations against cyber predators.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2019
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• N.S. prosecutor slams parole decision that released and deported U.S.-born convicted killer

  Paul Carver, chief Crown attorney for Halifax, is questioning a parole board decision allowing the release and deportation of a convicted killer and sexual predator

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2019
• Bill Cosby retrial: Jury selection gets underway under glare of #MeToo movement

  A jury deadlocked last June at Cosby's trial after his lawyers managed to sow enough doubt in the minds of a few jurors. That was before the #MeToo movement got underway.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2018
• Canadian Forces mulling leaving sexual crimes to civilian courts

  The military justice system has been under the microscope over the last two years following complaints that many sexual crimes committed by service members have been glossed over or ignored.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2016
• Polygamy charges approved against 4 people connected to Bountiful, B.C.

  Special prosecutor Peter Wilson Q.C. approved criminal charges against Winston Blackmore, James Oler and two others alleging polygamy and unlawful removal of children from Canada with the intention of committing sexual crimes.

  Aug 14, 2014