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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 »Sentencing hearing set to begin in Peter Nygard sexual assault case
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A sentencing hearing is expected to begin today in Toronto for former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault last fall. The sentencing process has been delayed in part because Nygard’s two previous defence lawyers, Brian Greenspan …
Read More »Ontario teacher charged with sexual assault involving underaged student
A 37-year-old teacher in Ottawa has been charged with sex offences involving an underage male student. Ottawa Police say a 37-year-old man was charged after an investigation into reports of sexual assaults that allegedly occurred at Ottawa-based programs and schools since 2019. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada …
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 »Canadian businessman Frank Stronach charged in Peel police sexual assault investigation
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say they have arrested a prominent Canadian businessman in a sexual assault investigation and charged him with several alleged offences, including rape. Peel Regional Police, to the west of Toronto, said on Friday evening that they had arrested 91-year-old Frank Stronach …
Read More »Slide shared by N.B. premier ‘gross misrepresentation’ of sexual health presentation
The sexual education slide that angered New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is the first of more than 100 in a presentation about healthy relationships and sexual health that is given to high school students across the country, reporters learned Friday. Teresa Norris, president of the Montreal-based organization HPV Global Action, …
Read More »Manitoba sexual assault crisis centre gets ‘incredible news’ after funding was cut – Winnipeg
Funding for a sexual violence resource in Pinawa, Man., has been restored after it was cut last month. On April 3, Ottawa’s justice department emailed Survivor’s Hope Crisis Centre (SHCC) that funding for its Sexual Assault Recovery and Healing (SARAH) program had stopped a few days prior. It left the …
Read More »York Regional Police officer charged with sexual assault, force says – Toronto
York Regional Police says one of their officers has been charged with alleged sexual assault following an investigation. In a statement Tuesday, the force said an officer faced three counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. The investigation was led by York Regional Police’s professional standards bureau …
Read More »79-year-old arrested in Queensway sexual assault investigation – Toronto
Toronto police say they have arrested a 79-year-old man in connection with a series of sexual assaults that occurred over the past few months in Etobicoke. In several reports of incidents beginning in October, the suspect would approach the victim and request they use a translator application to speak with him. As …
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