Sexual Assault and Impaired Driving Charges Withdrawn
Sexual Assault and Impaired Driving Charges Withdrawn
Read moreCharge(s):
CC: s.271 x 2 – Sexual Assault, s.253(a)
Allegations:
My client, after consuming an inordinate amount of alcohol, sexually assaulted some girls while dancing at a bar. Their boyfriends then tried to instigate a fight with him. He left the bar and attempted to drive away in his vehicle, but was prevented from doing so by an angry mob.
Result:
I negotiated a deal whereby he entered pleas of guilty to committing an “indecent act,” instead of sexual assault, and the Crown withdrew both impaired, care/control charges. By way of penalty, he received a conditional discharge. No criminal convictions.
No Jail on Sexual Assault Charge, Jury Dismissed
Read moreCharge(s):
CC: s.271 – Sexual Assault.
Allegations:
My client, while in a hotel room after a night out, got caught fondling the privates of a girl his age, while she was asleep.
Result:
After a jury had already been empanelled, and on the morning of trial, the Crown offered a resolution proposal. Instead of potentially being found guilty of “Sexual Assault,” which carries a starting point sentence of three years incarceration, he pleaded guilty to committing an “Indecent Act,” which is a far less serious offence, and received a fine of $1000, with 6 months time to pay it. He will not be a registered sex offender; he will not be required to submit his DNA; and, eventually, he can apply for a pardon.
Found Not Guilty of Major Sexual Assault
Read moreCharge(s):
CC: s.271 – Sexual Assault
Allegations:
My client was invited into the complainant’s apartment, where he forced himself upon her and allegedly sexually assaulted her in her kitchen. There was full penile penetration from behind, without a condom. The Crown was seeking three years incarceration.
Result:
The matter went to trial at the Court of Queen’s Bench, after a preliminary inquiry. The judge found him “Not Guilty,” and acquitted him on the basis of reasonable doubt, stemming from exculpatory DNA evidence. No criminal conviction.
Child Sexual Assault Charge Against Younger Sister Withdrawn at Trial
Read moreCharge(s):
CC: s.152 – Invitation to sexual touching of a person under the age of 14 years
Allegations:
My client engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour with his younger step-sister.
Result:
The matter was scheduled for trial however, after lengthy negotiations and alternative arrangements through the families, the matter was eventually withdrawn. No criminal conviction.
Found Not Guilty of Sexual Assault
Read moreCharge(s):
CC: s.271 – Sexual Assault
Allegations:
My client sexually assaulted his roommate on several occasions over a period of several months.
Result:
The matter was disputed at trial, after a Preliminary Inquiry. My client testified. The charge was dismissed. No criminal conviction.
