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Judge relied on ‘assumptions’ of complainant behaviour in sexual assault case, court rules

Monday, July 08, 2019 @ 8:35 AM | By Amanda Jerome

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a sexual assault case involving a male dancer and a customer as the trial judge’s conclusion was based “almost entirely”...

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