Sexual assault case

• Charges in high-profile Halifax sex assault case withdrawn after accused dies in homicide

  Alexander Joseph Frederick Thomas, of East Preston, N.S., was accused of sexually assaulting Carrie Low. His death on Saturday has been ruled a homicide.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2021
  
• Alberta pediatrician found not guilty of sexual assault

  Ramneek Kumar, an Alberta doctor accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl who was not his patient, has been found not guilty.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2020
  
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• Just for laughs founder renounces right to preliminary hearing in sexual assault case

  The Crown says Quebec entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon has renounced his right to a preliminary hearing and has been ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
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• Dates set for dangerous offender hearing in Lethbridge sexual assault case

  Trevor Pritchard has been convicted of sexually assaulting underage girls on five separate occasions dating back to 2004.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2019
• Sex assault survivor says recommended VPD policy changes ‘not enough’

  One of the initiators of a campaign, says the areas the Vancouver Police Board plans to improve when dealing with a sexual assault case, is not enough.

  Apr 26, 2018
• Alberta sexual assault victim mistakenly called name of attacker by judge

  Recordings show a sexual assault victim was mistakenly called the same name as her attacker by a judge, who later forced her to spend five nights at the Edmonton Remand Centre during her testimony at a 2015 preliminary hearing for Lance Blanchard.

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  Jun 7, 2017
• Halifax investigates taxi licence process after driver acquitted of sex assault: ‘Women are scared’

  A motion calling on Halifax city staff to investigate better ways of dealing with the appeals of suspended taxi licences was given the green light Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2017
• ‘Not going to stand for this’: Group pens letters for Halifax judge’s removal

  "It seems like short of being caught on tape while you're screaming 'no, please don't', it seems like no amount of evidence is ever going to be good enough"

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2017
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• Alberta ‘knees together’ Justice Robin Camp case may be far from over

  A judge who asked a sex assault complainant why she couldn't keep her "knees together'' could be headed into uncharted territory if he continues to fight for his job.

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  Jan 13, 2017
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• Alberta ‘knees together’ judge responds: he’s ‘been educated,’ shouldn’t be removed from bench

  An Alberta judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t just keep her knees together responded Friday to a Canadian Judicial Council committee's recommendation that he should lose his job.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2017