Is phallometric testing a diagnostic tool or an indicator of sexual preference?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society v. Ju. C., 2018 ONCJ 436 (CanLII):
In Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel v. S.R.-T., [2005] O.J. No. 6146 (Q.L.) at ¶ 54, Justice Baldock held on the basis of expert evidence in that case, that phallometric testing was “unhelpful as a diagnostic tool or as an indicator of the risk of acting upon any deviant sexual preference.”
"The most advanced legal research software ever built."
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.
Other Questions
What is the test for obtaining medical records and sexual activity records in a sexual assault case? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for preferred evidence in a sexual assault case? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for a summary hearing in a sexual assault case? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for granting summary judgment in a sexual assault case? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for admitting evidence in a sexual assault case? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for obtaining additional disclosure from the prosecution in a sexual assault case? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for an allegation of sexual assault? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for preferability in a class action? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for reliability in evidence of sexual encounters between young children? (Ontario, Canada)
What is the test for selecting a jury in a sexual assault case where the accused has never been charged? (Ontario, Canada)
