Tag: Ontario courts
Auxiliary OPP officer guilty of making child porn; underwear-theft charges dropped
A longtime paramedic and auxiliary police officer whose charges related to underwear stolen from a Southwestern Ontario recreation centre change room were dropped has been convicted of making child pornography.
Well-respected judge who oversaw high-profile local trials dies at 84
One of the most influential jurists to wear judge’s robes in Southwestern Ontario has died. He was 84.
Irony abounds as Herbert Hildebrandt loses bid to throw out assault conviction
Herbert Hildebrandt’s pitch to throw out his assault conviction based on the argument his case took too long to get to trial landed at a judge’s feet with a thud.
Killer with ‘contempt for law’ to serve 17 years – same span he hid body in freezer
ST. THOMAS – For 17 years, Ashley Pereira’s body was hidden in a chest freezer while his family held out hope he was still alive.
Prison for local golf pro who sexually abused teenager he coached
GODERICH — A former golf pro convicted of sexually assaulting a teen he coached, who tried to delay his sentencing for more time to winterize his family’s golf course, instead was sent to jail for 3 1/2 years Friday.
Anti-restrictions nurse fined $10,000 for church gathering
Devoted anti-restrictions activist Kristen Nagle has found out what happens when you thumb your nose at emergency laws aimed at protecting the public during the height of the pandemic.
‘Stamp Guy’ doesn’t deliver medical records, delays fraud sentencing
The Stamp Guy didn’t deliver.
Former area golf pro found guilty of sexually assaulting teen he coached
She was a promising teenage athlete hoping for a golf scholarship. For three years, Cameron Doig was both her coach and her employer at the Seaforth Golf and Country Club. And she says Doig wanted to be more than her coach.
Illegal gambling crackdown fizzles out as charges withdrawn
Charges against two Hells Angels members, one them the founder of the biker gang’s London chapter, swept up in the largest-ever police crackdown on illegal gambling were withdrawn because their cases have taken too long to go to trial.
Coffee shop killing: A plea deal in the works, until the last moment
The courtroom was set Monday to resolve a four-year-old homicide case involving a brazen daytime shooting in an east London Tim Hortons parking lot.