Sentences with phrase «criminal allegations of sexual assault»

Not exact matches

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Mr. Weinstein were disclosed this month in The New York Times and The New Yorker, which prompted other women to share their accounts of his alleged abuse, set off criminal investigations, roiled the entertainment world and triggered a social media movement of women from other industries and backgrounds telling their stories.

I have not found a case that has considered this question in the context of allegations of sexual assault; in fact, there appears to be little case law regarding the enforceability of confidentiality provisions in agreements to settle civil disputes where the underlying facts could also support a criminal prosecution.

Mr. Clark as criminal defence counsel secured verdicts of not guilty on false allegations of sexual assault, touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years, inviting a person under the age of fourteen years to touching for a sexual purpose, and being a person in position of authority / trust touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years.

J.A. was charged with sexual assault but at the trial, K.D. recanted her allegation explaining that she made up the criminal complaint because J.A. had threatened to seek sole custody of their young son.

Initially, there had been a crisis within the Commission, especially the trained lawyer Commissioners, as to whether it was proper to accept sexual assault and rape allegations for this type of civil resolution, rather than referring them straight away to the police for criminal charges.

The court did, however, note the College's argument that non-visual evidence has been accepted in criminal cases of sexual assault, and in regulatory cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct by health professionals.

We have assisted young female complaints report allegations of sexual assault and provided expert advice regarding potential civil recovery and criminal charges against the perpetrator.

Recently, the Criminal Law Group even secured a withdrawal of an allegation of Sexual Assault against a Jehovah Witness in its R. v. R.K. [2014].

More to the point, it's hard to claim that the CBC has a compelling interest in removing Mr Ghomeshi from his post for the purposes of protecting his fellow employees — he's not accused of assaulting his co-workers (there is an allegation of sexual harassment, although it's not clear what role that played in the CBC's decision — the CBC referred to «recent» information, the allegation of harassment appears to be older — and in any event doesn't appear to rise to the level of a criminal act).

She said the first line of business for police who are investigating allegations of sexual assault is not to presume the victim is telling the truth since doing so could impede the criminal justice process.

The range of allegations that arise in a domestic context are varied and include threats of violence, criminal harassment, assaults, sexual assaults, and others, but the common theme is that all domestic offences carry significant consequences if a person is found guilty of any such offence.

Fortunately the standard for conviction in very high: like every other charge in the Criminal Code, an allegation of Sexual Assault must be proven Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.

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When there are allegations of sexual assault in a case, there is always a risk that an order not to disclose the complainant's identity has been made in criminal proceedings — this order is mandatory upon demand by the Crown, the complainant or a minor witness (see 486.4 of the Criminacriminal proceedings — this order is mandatory upon demand by the Crown, the complainant or a minor witness (see 486.4 of the CriminalCriminal Code).