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The high-profile sexual assault trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team will generate “big conversations” for years to come, one advocate says, as closing submissions are set to begin. The London, Ont., trial, which has seen two juries dismissed since it began in late April, has …
Read More »Jacob Hoggard’s application for bail dismissed by Ontario’s top court – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 13, 2024 12:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A justice with Ontario’s Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the …
Read More »Man sought in two sexual assaults in Mississauga: police – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 5, 2024 7:40 am Updated September 5, 2024 7:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Peel Regional Police Special Victims Unit is asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who is believed to have …
Read More »Man accused of sexually assaulting 3-year-old boy at Brampton, Ont. hospital – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2024 1:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say a 31-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy at a Brampton, Ont., hospital. Peel Region police say the boy …
Read More »Decision expected in Jacob Hoggard’s appeal of sexual assault conviction
Ontario’s top court is expected to deliver its ruling today in the case of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, who is challenging his sexual assault conviction. Hoggard was found guilty in June 2022 of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman, and later sentenced to five years behind bars. …
Read More »Former Ontario mayor found guilty of sexual assault
The former mayor of an Ontario city has been found guilty on two of the three charges he was facing in a sexual assault trial. Trevor Birtch, the former mayor of Woodstock, Ont., was found guilty of assault and one count of sexual assault on Thursday afternoon. He was found …
Read More »Former Manitoba priest arrested, accused of historical sex crimes – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP have arrested an 81-year-old former priest in connection with historical sexual assault allegations that date back to the early 1970s. Constantin Turcoane, now of Regina, was arrested by RCMP from the Russell detachment June 13 following an investigation that began …
Read More »Toronto man facing charges after same person sexually assaulted 3 times – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 23, 2024 4:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted the same person, who he did not know, on three separate occasions in downtown Toronto. Police say …
Read More »Passerby stops sexual assault on child in Pukatawagan – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man out for an evening walk tackled another man after discovering him sexually assaulting a child in Pukatawagan Tuesday. Manitoba RCMP say the passerby was walking in a wooded area where he came upon the assault in progress. The passerby freed …
Read More »Windsor, Ont. police officer faces 4 sex assault charges
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A police officer in Windsor, Ont., is facing four counts of sexual assault in connection with “incidents involving a woman between 2011 and 2015.” The Special Investigations Unit announced the charges against Staff Sgt. Ken Price on Wednesday, after first learning of …
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