The Crown had sought a penalty of 12 to 18 months in custody while Ururyar’s lawyers sought a conditional sentence, or house arrest. There, Gray said Ururyar forced her to perform oral sex and then raped her. The ruling was championed by sex assault survivors and their supporters as a new benchmark. Zuker’s 169-page ruling called out rape myths and cited foundational feminist tomes like Susan Brownmiller’sAgainst Our Will: Men, Women and Rape. Ururyar’s lawyers filed an appeal immediately.

Source: thestar September 14, 2016 17:51 UTC