Judge says ex-NHLers charged with sexual assault allowed to skip pretrial motions for ‘economic reasons’ | CBC News

Judge says ex-NHLers charged with sexual assault allowed to skip pretrial motions for ‘economic reasons’ | CBC News

A judge is allowing five former NHL hockey players charged with sexual assault in a case that dates back to when they were with Canada’s world junior team to skip the pretrial legal arguments for “compelling economic reasons.” In an August ruling made public Thursday, the first day of the pretrial motions in London, Ontario Superior Court Justice Bruce…

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Ex-pastor of megachurch in Ontario sees final 2 sexual assault charges withdrawn by Crown | CBC News

Ex-pastor of megachurch in Ontario sees final 2 sexual assault charges withdrawn by Crown | CBC News

All sexual assault charges have now been stayed or withdrawn against Bruxy Cavey, a former pastor of the megachurch The Meeting House in Ontario.  Two charges were withdrawn Wednesday in a Hamilton court because the Crown said there was no reasonable prospect of conviction. The other charge was stayed in July because it had taken too long for the trial…

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