Tag: sexual assault
Crown grills defiant ex-Woodstock mayor at sex assault trial
On a day of denials and explanations, the Crown challenged the truthfulness of the former mayor of Woodstock on trial for sexual assault. âMr. Birtch, youâre just making this up as we go, sir,â assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser said to Trevor Birtch, 49, midway through her cross-examination. âIâm not,â Birtch, the former two-term mayor, […]
Police issue new details in search for suspect after $800K London arson
London police have described a suspect in an arson in Old East Village earlier this month, and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them.
Man, 49, charged after homeowner’s dog, cat stolen during break-in
A cat and dog were reunited with their owner after being stolen during a break-in at a Kincardine home, police say. The South Bruce detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police says the victimâs cat and dog were stolen during a break-in at around 10 a.m. Sunday at a house on Bruce Road 20 in the […]
London officer cleared in arrest of man left with broken nose
Ontarioâs police watchdog has cleared a London officer of any wrongdoing in the arrest of a man whose nose was broken.
London police board spent $104K on PR firm to sell high-spending budget
The London police board paid a prominent public relations firm more than $100,000 to help sell its controversial high-spending budget earlier this year, according to documents obtained by The Free Press. One city councillor called it âdisturbingâ to learn the board used taxpayersâ money to win support from the public and politicians for the $672-million, […]
Appeal hearing held for London police officer convicted of sexual assaults
A London police officer has appealed his sexual assault convictions, asking that a court scrutinize a judgeâs analysis of witness credibility and the inclusion of what it says was âbad characterâ evidence at his trial. Lawyers for Eldin Omerovic, 27, made their arguments at a summary conviction appeal hearing on Thursday before Superior Court Justice […]
Ex-Woodstock mayor blames female conspiracy for legal woes
The former mayor of Woodstock doesnât deny that he had little plastic baggies of white power with him most of the time. But Trevor Birtch, 49, insisted in his testimony at his second sexual assault trial in London that the powder was ground-up over-the-counter pain medication, not cocaine, that he would routinely snort for shoulder […]
Walpole Island filmmaker returns to Toronto International Film Festival
A filmmaker from Walpole Island First Nation has returned to the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of two of her projects.
Ex-Woodstock mayor used cocaine during Zoom council meetings: Witness
A witness testified Friday that Trevor Birtch used cocaine during city council meetings on Zoom when he was mayor of Woodstock
Amid sexual assault case, ex-London Knights star appears to have exited hockey
The former London Knights star and NHLer now embroiled in a sexual assault case appears to have walked away from his hockey career.