Court Of Appeal has dismissed a civil claim against the province's Children's Ministry that accused officials of allowing a toddler in its care to be molested by their father. The panel of judges ruled the father was initially given an unfair family court trial and has ordered a new trial. Family court trialThe family court trial involving JP and the father began in 2011. "In my assessment, the fresh evidence establishes that Ms. Reeves knowingly misrepresented her qualifications to the court, was untruthful about her expertise, employment and court experience and offered opinion evidence that was based on discredited science," ruled Appeal Court Justice Daphne Smith. Court of Appeal ruled mistakes made in the initial family court trial carried over into the civil trial.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2017 15:16 UTC