The Crown says a sexual assault charge against a Halifax taxi driver was dropped because there was no realistic prospect of conviction.
Farset Mohammad’s judge-alone trial, in relation to an alleged sexual assault in a cab in downtown Halifax in 2015, was scheduled to begin in Nova Scotia Supreme Court Monday.
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But Crown lawyer Kim McOnie told Justice Timothy Gabriel they would not be calling evidence in the case.
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The judge then told Mohammad, who was sitting in the public gallery, that the sexual assault charge against him had been dismissed and he was “free to go.”
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Outside of court, McOnie said the Crown determined there was no realistic prospect of conviction, based on a combination of factors.
A number of Halifax taxi drivers have faced allegations of sexual assault in recent years.
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