Tag: sexual assault
London police report sheds light on sex assault investigations, charges
Forty per cent of sexual assaults reported to London police since 2019 didn’t lead to charges, a statistic that highlights how arduous the journey through the criminal justice system can be, according to one women’s advocate.
Hockey Canada players’ lawyers back in London court as case speeds ahead
Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London hotel room are speeding toward a trial.
Hockey Canada players opt for jury trial in sexual assault case: Lawyers
The five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London hotel months after winning gold have opted for a jury trial, their lawyers say in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon.
Suspended London police officer appealing sex assault convictions
A London police officer is appealing two sexual assault convictions and will return to court next month.
40% of sex assault reports in 2023 didn’t lead to charges: London police
The London police services board, under scrutiny for its handling of a high-profile sexual assault investigation, asked the force Wednesday to explain why roughly 40 per cent of sexual assault reports it received last year did not lead to charges. A report presented to the board at its monthly meeting shows there were 587 reported […]
Cornies: Londoners owed explanation for delay in hockey player charges
Being an outsider can be an advantage.
Amid new lawsuit against disgraced principal, a long-ago victim speaks out
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London police chief apologizes to complainant, defends force’s probe
London’s police chief apologized Monday to the complainant in an alleged sexual assault case involving 2018 world junior hockey players
Hockey Canada reacts: ‘We have been too slow to act’ in the past
Hockey Canada says it has co-operated fully with London police in its investigation of an alleged sexual assault in 2018 involving players
LIVE: London police address alleged Hockey Canada sexual assault probe
A long-awaited London police press conference on their probe into the 2018 Canadian world junior team’s alleged sexual assault case will begin at 2 p.m.