Gregory Lenehan

• Al-Rawi defence presents no evidence as closing statements in sex assault trial set for Wednesday

  Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. 

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2020
  
• Protest promptly planned in Halifax following Al-Rawi not-guilty verdict

  The protest is scheduled to take place Friday at 4 p.m. at Halifax’s Grand Parade.

  Crime

  Sep 4, 2019
  
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• Hearing underway for Bassam Al-Rawi, former Halifax taxi driver accused of sexual assault

  There is a publication ban in place on evidence presented at the preliminary inquiry, which began Monday in Halifax provincial court before Judge Amy Sakalauskas.

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  Feb 4, 2019
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• 121 complaints dismissed against Nova Scotia judge who said ‘clearly, a drunk can consent’

  The review committee said the threshold for finding judicial misconduct is high and that after reviewing the trial transcript, it found no evidence of "impermissible reasoning or bias."

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018
• N.S. judge reserves decision at sexual assault trial of Halifax taxi driver

  Seyed Mirsaeid-Ghazi is facing one charge of sexual assault in relation to an alleged incident in October 2015.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2018
• Crown says N.S. judge failed to recognize evidence in cabbie’s sexual assault case

  Crown lawyer Jennifer MacLellan said Judge Gregory Lenehan said three times in an oral decision that there was no evidence of a lack of consent.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2017
• ‘A drunk can consent’ judge finds second Halifax cabbie not guilty of sexually assaulting passenger

  Lenehan has previously delivered a controversial decision in another case of a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger in his cab. “A drunk can consent,” Lenehan said as part of his ruling.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2017
• Judge to rule on former cab driver charged with sexually assaulting passenger

  The Crown alleges Houssen Milad kissed a female passenger on top of her head while driving her home to Armdale in June 2016.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2017
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• Nova Scotia politicians at odds over how to respond in wake of taxi driver acquittal

  In the wake of the controversial acquittal of a man accused of sexual assault, Nova Scotia's political parties can't agree on what - if any - policies and laws to change or how to change them.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2017