sexual assault

A woman boards a transit bus through rear doors, in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. Vancouver police are looking for additional witnesses after a man was charged with sexual assault after allegedly groping a 15-year-old girl on a bus in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood on May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Man, 25, charged with sexual assault after teen groped on Vancouver bus

Police looking for additional witnesses

 

Hayden Chokrev-Evans was given three years and eight months for a violent sexual assault that happened in a CFB Esquimalt dorm room. (Black Press file photo)

Man given over 3 years for violent sexual assault at CFB Esquimalt dorm

Hayden Chokrev-Evans convicted for viciously beating and having forced intercourse with woman in 2022

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Jimmy Allen Fransen (51), a resident of Fort McMurray, Sherina Maria Handsor (43) a resident of Sandy Beach, Alta, and Brenda Disher (also known as Brenda Fransen) (45), a resident of Fort McMurray are facing multiple charges in Alberta. (RCMP photos)

More charges laid in child-abuse case connected to B.C., Alberta

Nicole Barrett, 45, is the 3rd person charged in the investigation

 

FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein will appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return from prison

‘He’s somewhat of a train wreck health wise,’ Weinstein’s lawyer said

FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein will appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
B.C. woman Sable Raven Thom Jamerson was sentenced to 12 months in prison and two years of probation on April 18, 2024, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting her partner’s niece. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

1-year jail sentence for B.C. woman who sexually assaulted partner’s niece

Niece was staying at the couple’s Vancouver apartment for 1 night in 2019 when the assault occurred

B.C. woman Sable Raven Thom Jamerson was sentenced to 12 months in prison and two years of probation on April 18, 2024, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting her partner’s niece. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is one of four Lower Mainland prisons where former jail guard Roderic David MacDougall is accused of sexually assaulting inmates between 1976 to 1997. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. jail guard accused of 200 sex assaults in class-action against province

Proposed lawsuit says B.C. failed to do anything about the assaults while they occurred for 2 decades

The Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is one of four Lower Mainland prisons where former jail guard Roderic David MacDougall is accused of sexually assaulting inmates between 1976 to 1997. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Kelowna equestrian coach charged with multiple sex offences

Incidents allegedly took place between January 2012 and June 2023

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A British Columbia man has been charged in an investigation into alleged sexual assaults on children in various parts of southern Ontario dating back to the 1990s. Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

B.C. man charged in connection to Ontario sex assaults on kids in the ’90s

Charges include kidnapping, uttering death threats, sexual assault, and forcible confinement

A British Columbia man has been charged in an investigation into alleged sexual assaults on children in various parts of southern Ontario dating back to the 1990s. Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
The federal advocate for victims of crime is investigating how Canada’s justice system treats sexual assault survivors. The federal coat of arms are shown in a courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Advocate set to probe Canada’s treatment of sexual assault victims

Public consultations in the spring, final report expected by the summer of 2025

The federal advocate for victims of crime is investigating how Canada’s justice system treats sexual assault survivors. The federal coat of arms are shown in a courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Taylor Dueck. (Contributed photo)

‘Community traumatized’: Kelowna MLA outraged over release of sexual predator

Taylor Dueck had previously served multiple sentences for convictions of sexual assault

Taylor Dueck. (Contributed photo)
A screenshot from Google Maps shows the North Vancouver public washroom where RCMP say a male teen was sexually assaulted on Feb. 23, 2024. (Screenshot/GoogleMaps)

Male teen sexually assaulted in North Vancouver public bathroom, RCMP say

Police looking for people who were at Inter River Park on Feb. 23 and may have seen the suspect

A screenshot from Google Maps shows the North Vancouver public washroom where RCMP say a male teen was sexually assaulted on Feb. 23, 2024. (Screenshot/GoogleMaps)
Johnny Walkus, 36, is wanted Canada-wide after failing to check into his Vancouver halfway house on Feb. 6, 2024. He is currently serving a sentence for for sexual assault, break and enter and uttering threats. (Courtesy of Vancouver Police Department)

UPDATE: B.C. sex offender who skipped halfway house back in custody

Johnny Walkus was released from an Abbotsford-area federal prison on Tuesday

Johnny Walkus, 36, is wanted Canada-wide after failing to check into his Vancouver halfway house on Feb. 6, 2024. He is currently serving a sentence for for sexual assault, break and enter and uttering threats. (Courtesy of Vancouver Police Department)
Ottawa Senators’ Alex Formenton during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Friday, April 29, 2022; New Jersey Devils defenceman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 and Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart during an NHL hockey game in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, April 3, 2021. The five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum, Noah K. Murray, Matt Slocum, Paul Sancya, Corey Sipkin

Spotlight on London, Ont. as world junior hockey sex assault case goes to court

Trial set to begin Monday for five players charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2018

Ottawa Senators’ Alex Formenton during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Friday, April 29, 2022; New Jersey Devils defenceman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 and Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart during an NHL hockey game in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, April 3, 2021. The five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum, Noah K. Murray, Matt Slocum, Paul Sancya, Corey Sipkin
New Jersey Devils defenceman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum, Noah K. Murray, Matt Slocum, Paul Sancya, Corey Sipkin

World junior hockey sex assault case in court Monday

Five players accused listed in London, Ontario, court document

New Jersey Devils defenceman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames centre Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Slocum, Noah K. Murray, Matt Slocum, Paul Sancya, Corey Sipkin
Elisha Bonnis sits in a treed area on her sister’s property on the Sunshine Coast on Nov. 29, 2023. She says it is one spot where she is able to find some peace. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

She sought justice for sexual assault. B.C.’s judge shortage became her battle.

Delays in civil justice system forcing one woman to go one-on-one against the man she says raped her

Elisha Bonnis sits in a treed area on her sister’s property on the Sunshine Coast on Nov. 29, 2023. She says it is one spot where she is able to find some peace. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
FILE - Ottawa Senators’ Alex Formenton skates during an NHL hockey game, Friday, April 29, 2022, in Philadelphia. Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their respective clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. New Jersey’s Michael McLeod and Cal Foote, Philadelphia’s Carter Hart, Calgary’s Dillon Dube and former NHL player Alex Formenton have all been granted indefinite leave, with the absences announced this week. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Ex-NHLer Alex Formenton charged in Canadian sex assault investigation: lawyer

Several other players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team also charged, Formenton’s lawyer says

FILE - Ottawa Senators’ Alex Formenton skates during an NHL hockey game, Friday, April 29, 2022, in Philadelphia. Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their respective clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. New Jersey’s Michael McLeod and Cal Foote, Philadelphia’s Carter Hart, Calgary’s Dillon Dube and former NHL player Alex Formenton have all been granted indefinite leave, with the absences announced this week. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Police in London, Ont., are not confirming a report that five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team have been told to surrender to authorities to face charges of sexual assault. A London Police cruiser is seen in London, Ont., Friday, May 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley

Report: 5 from Canada’s 2018 WJC hockey team to face sexual assault charges

The Globe and Mail reports pending charges connected to an alleged group sexual assault after gala

Police in London, Ont., are not confirming a report that five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team have been told to surrender to authorities to face charges of sexual assault. A London Police cruiser is seen in London, Ont., Friday, May 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
A vineyard owner in the South Okanagan was named in a search warrant following an alleged sexual assault in December of 2023. (Black Press File)

Okanagan winery owner named in migrant worker sex assault search warrant

The migrant worker claims that a winemaker sexually assaulted her in early December

A vineyard owner in the South Okanagan was named in a search warrant following an alleged sexual assault in December of 2023. (Black Press File)
Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says her raped her, which Galloway denies. People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. writer can proceed with defamation suit against sex assault accuser

Court rules lawsuit can proceed in case of former UBC professor Steven Galloway

Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says her raped her, which Galloway denies. People walk past large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Nov. 22, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually…

Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)