Since then, appeal courts have ordered several new trials because of major errors made by federally-appointed trial judges. Thank you to @PremierScottMoe for his leadership & support of sexual assault victims. “There is no rule as to how victims of sexual assault are apt to behave,” the ruling said. In Alberta, the court of appeal ordered a new trial for a man who’d been found guilty of sexual assault. The trial judge had dismissed significant evidence that showed how the alleged victim’s story was inconsistent, the January ruling said.

Source: Huffington Post February 04, 2020 16:40 UTC