Sexual Assault Conviction

• N.S. jail cell attack was to remove inmate, not murder him, defence lawyer argues

  A defence lawyer is arguing the assailants wanted to evict the man from their unit, not kill him.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
  
• Man twice-convicted of sexual assault appeals citing lack of speedy trial

  After two convictions and two appeals, a man has once again appealed a sexual assault conviction, this time citing the lack of a timely trial.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2019
  
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• Man who had sexual assault conviction overturned in Mandi Gray case will not face new trial

  Mandi Gray says she looks forward to putting this difficult chapter of her life behind her.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2017
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• Halifax-area man sexually assaulted sleeping woman: Nova Scotia judge

  A Halifax-area man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman, in a case likely to add to the growing discourse over sexual consent. Robert Shawn Burton of Lower Sackville, N.S., told Nova Scotia Supreme Court that he and the woman were engaged in consensual foreplay, and when sexual intercourse began, he stopped when...

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2017
• Sex conviction quashed after lawyer didn’t tell client about trial choices

  A man convicted of sexually assaulting an acquaintance has won a new hearing because his lawyer didn't tell him about his trial options.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2017
• Nova Scotia woman regrets reporting sexual assault despite assailant’s conviction

  The man she accused of raping her was convicted of sexual assault - but Shannon Graham says she regrets going to the authorities.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2016
• Bail revoked for Toronto man convicted of sexually assaulting fellow grad student

  The Toronto man convicted in a high-profile sexual assault case is going to jail after a judge revoked his bail.

  Crime

  Jul 25, 2016