Edmonton Sexual Assault Trial

• Former Edmonton nightclub employee loses appeal of sex assault conviction

  A jury found him guilty in five of the assaults in January 2020 and he was later sentenced to eight years in prison.

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  Jul 18, 2022
  
• Crown appeals ‘demonstrably unfit’ sentence given to former Edmonton nightclub promoter Matthew McKnight

  Crown prosecutors are appealing the sentence handed down to a former Edmonton nightclub promoter convicted of sexually assaulting five women.

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  Aug 20, 2020
  
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• Former Edmonton nightclub consultant Matthew McKnight sentenced to 8 years for sexual assaults

  Matthew McKnight was sentenced to eight years in prison after his conviction for the sexual assaults of five women.

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  Jul 31, 2020
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• Defence lawyer calls for 5-9 years behind bars for convicted sex offender Matthew McKnight

  The lawyer for convicted sex offender Matthew McKnight says he believes five to nine years is an appropriate sentence for his client.

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  Jul 17, 2020
• ‘Vowed myself to silence’: Woman says she couldn’t cope after Edmonton sex attack

  A third woman who was sexually assaulted by a former Edmonton nightclub employee says she stayed silent for four years before reporting the attack.

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  Jul 9, 2020
• ‘You haunt my dreams’: Sex assault victim confronts ex-nightclub worker in Edmonton court

  A woman who was sexually assaulted by a former nightclub employee says he may not remember her, but she will always remember him.

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  Jul 8, 2020
• Crown begins closing arguments in Edmonton nightclub consultant’s sexual assault trial

  The Crown has begun closing arguments in the Matthew McKnight trial.

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  Jan 11, 2020
• Closing arguments continue in Edmonton nightclub consultant’s sexual assault trial

  The defence continued to scrutinize each of the complainants in the sexual assault trial of Matthew McKnight Wednesday, as closing arguments entered their second day.

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  Jan 8, 2020