What is the test for whether the statute of common law sexual assault does not run?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Blakeney v. MacDonald, 1980 CanLII 2660 (NS SC):
In my respectful opinion the reasoning in Ryan v. Ryan applies to the specific facts of the case under appeal and I would confirm the decision of the trial Judge that the statute does not run.
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