Category: sex assaults

NS RCMP Investigating 70 Alleged Sex Assaults at Youth Jail, More Cases Likely

July 12, 2023
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The RCMP are investigating at least 70 cases of sexual assault at a youth detention facility in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, and they say up to 200 people may come forward. The alleged assaults occurred at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville, N.S., between 1988 and 2017, the RCMP told a news conference Wednesday,…

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Ex-PQ Leader André Boisclair Sentenced to Two Years Less a Day for Sex Assaults

July 18, 2022
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Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two young men. Quebec court Judge Pierre Labelle today accepted a joint sentencing recommendation from the Crown and Boisclair’s lawyer, which also includes two years probation. Labelle described Boisclair’s actions as “highly…

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After Guilty Pleas, Ex-PQ Leader André Boisclair to Be Sentenced for Sex Assaults

July 18, 2022
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Former Parti Québécois leader Andre Boisclair will find out today whether a judge will accept a jointly recommended sentence stemming from his guilty plea in two sexual assault cases. Boisclair admitted last month to sexually assaulting two men he met online at his Montreal apartment in January 2014 and November 2015, with the victims telling…

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Lawsuits Target Virginia School Board Sex-Assault Response

July 1, 2022
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FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges. One of the lawsuits includes allegations of horrific abuse suffered by a student at a Fairfax County middle school and was the basis…

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