Tag: Superior Court of Justice
Former Hanover priest’s appeal of sexual abuse convictions dismissed
A panel of three appeal court judges has dismissed a former Hanover priest’s appeal of his convictions for sexually abusing a child. Mervin Perera was 73 when he was convicted on Jan. 30, 2020 of sexual assault and touching a girl for a sexual purpose, after a five-day trial. He was sentenced March 31, 2021 […]
Woman gets three years for accessory after the fact to murder in Owen Sound
Megan Hopkins received a three-year prison sentence Wednesday in the Superior Court of Justice for being an accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Kody Hunter, who was attacked by others in an Owen Sound hotel room May 16, 2021. Hopkins, 29, pleaded guilty in December to accessory after the fact to […]
Man convicted on manslaughter, carfentanil trafficking charges
Tyler James Geiger was found guilty of manslaughter and trafficking in carfentanil after a trial in the Superior Court of Justice Feb. 6 in Walkerton. Geiger, 37, of Harriston, Ont. was charged after West Grey Police Service officers investigated a sudden death in Neustadt on April 19, 2019, a police news release said this week. […]
Crown seeks up to 3 ½ years jail for woman’s role after slaying
The Crown is seeking up to 3 1/2 years in prison for Megan Hopkins, who pleaded guilty in December to accessory after the fact to murder in the death of Kody Hunter, 22, at an Owen Sound hotel on May 16, 2021. Assistant Crown attorney Michelle Mckay argued Thursday for a three to 3 1/2 […]
Judge takes control of Krug trust away from Bruce County
Superior Court Justice G. D. Lemon in January found Bruce County improperly and secretively spent Krug trust funds to purchase property intended for a nuclear innovation centre and now he has removed the county’s trusteeship over the funds. Lemon’s Oct. 12 decision brings nearer to a close a four-year court battle between the county and […]