What is the result of a sexual assault trial involving a high school gym teacher and basketball coach?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Hemsworth, 2016 ONCA 85 (CanLII):
After a one-day trial, the trial judge convicted the appellant of sexual assault and stayed a charge of sexual interference, on the basis of Kienapple v. R. [1975] 1. S.C.R. 729. The conduct giving rise to the charges allegedly took place during the 1993-94 school year when the complainant was a grade eight student and the appellant was his gym teacher and basketball coach.
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