Sentences with phrase «alleged victims there»
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish is no exception but lawyers and alleged victims there are managing their class action in quite a different way, although it has not been a smooth ride.
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«District Judge Mark Martin dismissed the case, saying it was one person's word against another's, and that there was no other evidence or eyewitness testimony to prove that Elbayomy had harassed or touched the alleged victim.»
Because many of the alleged victims did not sue within three years of turning 18, a judge recently had to dismiss much of the lawsuit, though the pastors and churches charged in the lawsuit could still face criminal charges because there is no statute of limitations on felonies.
A spokesman for Silver says there are no other legal settlements besides the payout to the alleged victims of Assemblyman Lopez.
Businesswoman Helena Morrissey, who conducted the inquiry, said that there should have been a formal investigation launched when his alleged victims first came forward.
Another Power Authority response was to place the alleged victim — an economist who has worked there since 2003 — in a basement area that was locked and inaccessible to co-workers, sources said.
A spokesman for Silver says there are no other legal settlements besides the pay out to the alleged victims of Assemblyman Lopez.
Alleged victims in court bid to prove there was an attempt to cover up hacking at the News of the World and the Sun
No one on the commission actually will utter the words «Vito Lopez» or confirm that there's an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed members of his staff or an inquiry into the more than $ 100,000 in settlement money to the alleged victims.
Is it solely about financial creditors or is there a moral obligation to provide compensation for the victims of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual assaults?
No real cop would stand there, seeing what he's seeing and hearing what he's hearing and do nothing while speculating that the alleged victim might be a perpetrator.
A sufficiently close and direct connection between the actions of the wrongdoer and the victim may exist where there is a personal relationship between alleged wrongdoer and victim.
In 2011, in the Wellington v. Ontario decision (2011 ONCA 274), the Court of Appeal firmly stated that there is «a long list of decisions rejecting the proposition that the police owe victims of crime and their families a private law duty of care in relation to the investigation of alleged crimes.»
A DVPN and DVPO can be used to provide immediate protection to a victim of domestic abuse where there is not enough evidence for the police to charge an alleged perpetrator.
There are victims of crime (or complainants who claim to be victims of alleged crimes, as we should probably say down to the moment of conviction), and there are those wrongfully convicted, but no - one else is a victim of the system, are There are victims of crime (or complainants who claim to be victims of alleged crimes, as we should probably say down to the moment of conviction), and there are those wrongfully convicted, but no - one else is a victim of the system, are there are those wrongfully convicted, but no - one else is a victim of the system, are they?
In Ontario, there is also now no limitation period for physical assault where the alleged victim was a minor at the time or it occurred in a domestic or dependent context.
In the rare exceptions in sexual assault cases where there is malice by the person claiming to have been a victim of assault, the alleged... Read more
A position of trust involves relationships where there are perceptions of safety, reliability and confidence on the part of the alleged victim in relation to the accused.
This category encompasses relationships that do not fit into the other two categories of relationships, where there is an imbalance of power between the accused and the alleged victim.
The fact that a large age gap existed between the accused and alleged victim will not be enough on its own to prove that there was an exploitative relationship.
Lawyers for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) told the tribunal there was evidence that the firm suppressed a document showing the alleged victims of atrocities were not Iraqi civilians but members of the Mahdi army who ambushed the soldiers.
There are 26 dealing with the alleged victim, 11 dealing with the accuser (usually the mother), and 13 dealing with the accused (usually the father).