Jake Virtanen Trial

• Advocate says Jake Virtanen acquittal shows high bar for justice in sex assault cases

  Because sexual assault trials often hinge on conflicting versions of events, the burden for proof beyond a reasonable doubt is hard to clear, lawyers say.

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  Jul 26, 2022
  
• Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen found not guilty of sexual assault

  Virtanen was charged with one count of sexual assault following an investigation into an incident that occurred on Sept. 26, 2017.

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  Jul 26, 2022
  
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• Jury begins deliberations in former Canuck Jake Virtanen sex assault trial

  Virtanen unexpectedly took the stand last Thursday, telling the court he first met the complainant, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, in 2017 at the Calgary Stampede.

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  Jul 25, 2022
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• Jake Virtanen sex assault trial: Ex-Canuck testifies complainant never said ‘no’

  When asked on the stand Thursday about the alleged sex assault, Jake Virtanen said the complainant 'was active and she was an enthusiastic participant.'

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  Jul 22, 2022
• Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen tells sex assault trial about night he met complainant

  Virtanen told the court he had a number of drinks the evening he met the woman at the Calgary Stampede. Earlier, the jury was shown video of him drunk and vomiting into a bowl.

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  Jul 21, 2022
• Jake Virtanen trial: Defence asks complainant why she didn’t make excuse to avoid sex

  A key sticking point for the defence in cross-examination is the complainant's recall of what she referred to as a balcony in the hotel suite.

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  Jul 20, 2022
• Sex assault trial of former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen continues with cross-examination

  The complainant told the jury on Day 1 of the Jake Virtanen trial that she and he first met at the Calgary Stampede in 2017, three months before the alleged incident took place.

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  Jul 19, 2022
• Trial date set for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen charged with sexual assault

  Jake Virtanen's case is set to be heard by a judge and jury in B.C. Supreme Court starting on July 18.

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  Mar 30, 2022