A Newfoundland lawyer charged with sexual assault has lost his legal bid to shield his name from publication. Robert Regular was charged last year with four counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference involving the same female complainant, including an incident alleged to have occurred when she was 12 years old. He…
Newfoundland Lawyer Accused of Sexual Assault Loses Bid for Publication Ban
Sexual Assault Probe Underway for Canada’s 2003 World Hockey Junior Team
Canada’s 2003 men’s world hockey junior team is under investigation for alleged group sexual assault, after similar accusations were made against the 2018 world hockey junior team. Hockey Canada said in a statement on July 22 that it learned about the alleged group sexual assault in 2003 after it was contacted for comment a day earlier by…
Hockey Canada Reopening Investigation Into Alleged 2018 Sexual Assault
Hockey Canada says it is in the process of making changes. Whether those moves will be enough to satisfy the general public, fans, federal government and corporate sponsors remains to be seen. The sport’s under-fire national federation made a series of announcements in an open letter to Canadians published Thursday, including the reopening of a…
Uber Sued by 550 Women Alleging Sexual Assault, Kidnapping by Drivers
Uber Technologies Inc. is being sued in the United States by hundreds of women who claim they were sexually assaulted, kidnapped, stalked, and harassed by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The complaint was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on July 13, lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a press statement. Approximately 550 women across…
Ottawa’s Plan to Off-Load Military Sexual Assault Cases Sparks Feud With Provinces
A dispute between the federal government and provinces over funding and other resources is slowing efforts to transfer military police investigations and prosecutions of alleged sexual crimes to civilian authorities. Defence Minister Anita Anand said last November the Canadian Armed Forces would start transferring criminal sexual offences to civilian police forces and courts on an…
Man Arrested, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman in Irvine Elevator
July 4, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—Police arrested a 26-year-old man Sunday for alleged felony sexual battery. Rafael Cortez was arrested at his residence without incident and transferred to the Orange County jail, where he was booked on suspicion of felony sexual battery, assault and battery, and false imprisonment. The alleged sexual assault happened on June 25 at an Extra…
‘Extreme’ Media Attention Delays Trial of Brittany Higgins’ Rape Allegation, Justice Says
June 21, 2022
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The trial of the man accused of sexually assaulting former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has been delayed after television host Lisa Wilkinson praised Higgins in her acceptance speech at an Australian TV award. Australian Captial Territory Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucy McCallum on Tuesday said the “extreme” media attention around the matter would undermine a…
Bill Cosby Found Liable in Civil Case for Sexual Assault in 1975
June 21, 2022
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.—A California jury on Tuesday found comedian Bill Cosby was liable for sexually assaulting a woman at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was a teenager. The jury awarded Judy Huth $500,000 in damages for emotional distress she said she suffered years later when multiple allegations against Cosby from other women helped…
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Paul Haggis Arrested in Italy on Sexual Assault Charges
Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis is under house arrest in southern Italy on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury, accusations that the Canadian director denies, his lawyers said on Monday. “Mr Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday with an emergency measure issued by the Brindisi prosecutors and is now under house arrest in Ostuni….
Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Faces Two Additional Sexual Assault Charges in Toronto
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is facing two new sexual assault charges. Toronto police say the force charged Nygard with two counts of sexual assault on Wednesday. Nygard was charged last fall with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement in alleged incidents in Toronto dating back to the late 1980s…
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