Sentences with phrase «assaults of a sexual nature»

Comparatively, sexual assault charges arise anytime there is an assault of a sexual nature, regardless of the age of the complainant.

Other assaults of a sexual nature are included as crimes under this legislation as well.

Not exact matches

For women in labour, the assault is often sexual due to the nature of the procedures being forced on them.

In the midst of all that he thwarts homophobia claims about Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart to take an alternate view of the progressive nature of what their film says about sexual assault.

The judge concluded that the celebrity's own ongoing civil claims of sexual assault in a separate proceeding posed a possible bias in the case at hand, which involves serious criminal charges of a sexual nature.

Another notable change contemplated by Bill 132 is an amendment to the Limitations Act which would eliminate the limitation period for a person to commence a proceeding based on a sexual assault or, in specified circumstances, on other misconduct of a sexual nature or on assault.

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The judge or justice must also take the following factors into consideration when making their determination; the extent to which the records are required for the accused to make a full and complete defense, the probative value of the records, the nature and extent of the reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the personal information contained in the record, whether production of the record is based on a discriminatory belief or bias, the potential prejudice to personal dignity the complainant or witness will experience if the record is produced, society's interest in encouraging individuals to obtain treatment after being sexually assaulted, society's interest in encouraging sexual assault victims to report the assault and the effect of the determination on the integrity of the trial process.

Improve training for police, Crown, and judiciary to better respond to sexual assault, having regard to the unique nature of sexual assault and the myths and stereotypes about sexual assault, in order to repair survivors» relationship with the criminal justice system and encourage reporting.

The Limitations Act, 2002: There would be no limitation period with respect to proceedings based on sexual assault or, in specified circumstances, on other misconduct of a sexual nature or on assault.

Based on the statement of the mother, there appeared to very limited opportunity to have committed any of the alleged sexual assaults and more importantly when comparing the circumstances as described by the mother and the complainant, as to the nature of the relationships, the allegations seemed highly implausible.

Also sometimes referred to as a drug - facilitated sexual assault since it involves cases in which drugs or alcohol are used to rape an individual, date rape is doubly abhorrent to prosecutors and jurors because of the highly personal nature of the assault.

Section 271 of the Criminal Code outlines the offence of sexual assault as an assault that is sexual in nature and violates the sexual integrity of the victim.

The main differences between sexual assault and sexual interference are the age of the complainant and the nature of the sexual contact.

The judge shall take the following factors into consideration: the probative value of the records, the extent to which the records are needed for the accused to make a full defense, whether production of the record is based on a discriminatory belief or bias, the nature and extent of the reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the information contained in the record, the potential prejudice to personal dignity the complainant or witness would suffer if the record was produced, society's interest in encouraging sexual assault victims to come forward, society's interest in encouraging individuals to obtain treatment after being sexually assaulted and the effect of the determination on the integrity of the trial process.

In fact, the explicit absence of any time - bar in which to sue has been expanded in Ontario beyond «sexual assault» (i.e., where there has been actual physical contact of a sexual nature) to «any other misconduct of a sexual nature» if it involved a minor or occurred in a relationship of inequality or dependency.

Practically speaking, however, victims are much better off leading evidence to prove the nature and extent of their emotional and other harms if they want to maximize their compensation, and this is generally what happens in a civil sexual assault case.

The majority disagreed with the Crown's contention that «mild sexual touching» could be dealt with using the de minimus doctrine, stating that «Without suggesting that the de minimus principle has no place in the law of sexual assault, it should be noted that even mild non-consensual touching of a sexual nature can have profound implications for the complainant» (at para. 63).

These maximum sentences suggest that sexual assaults including choking should be seen as being at least as serious as sexual assault with a weapon, «although of course each situation must be assessed on its own circumstances and having regard to the nature and extent of the choking and the nature and involvement of the weapon» (at para 96).

It is part of the role of this Court to denounce this kind of language, unfortunately still used today, which not only perpetuates archaic myths and stereotypes about the nature of sexual assaults but also ignores the law.

Her opinion relied heavily on the statistics of the pervasive nature of sexual assaults, demonstrating the highly gendered nature of the offence, and emphasized how violence against women was itself a conception of human rights protected by ss.

Courts across Canada have repeatedly recognized the serious and often devastating and long term nature of the harms caused by sexual abuse and assault.

There are a number of different charges in the Criminal Code that cover different types of specific conduct, but at its core a sexual assault, in law, is an assault (usually touching of some kind) that is sexual in nature and to which the complainant did not consent.

In my opinion, Mabior is a marked improvement over Cuerrier both because it is much more systematic in its approach; and because it more fully considers the parameters of consent; the special nature of sexual assault; and the vital importance of safeguarding personal autonomy.