"In a summary decision published online, an Ontario Judicial Council panel said it accepted the majority of allegations made in a complaint to the council against Justice Paul Currie of the Ontario Court of Justice. Currie, currently suspended with pay, had been the regional senior justice for the Ontario Court of Justice's central west region, a term that ended last August."
""Based on the evidence adduced at the hearing, the hearing panel was unanimous in concluding that five of the six allegations in the Notice of Hearing were established on a balance of probabilities, and that the test for judicial misconduct was met in relation to each of these allegations," the panel said in its decision. The first allegation was that Currie engaged in nonconsensual sexual intercourse with the alleged victim, identified only as A.A., and physically assaulted her, causing bodily injury, on or around Jan. 11, 2023. The second allegation was that Currie pushed her, causing bodily injury, on or around April 5, 2023, and left prior to the arrival of police."
"Those charges were withdrawn by the Crown in June 2023 on the grounds that there was "no reasonable prospect of conviction.""
An Ontario Judicial Council panel concluded that Justice Paul Currie engaged in judicial misconduct, finding five of six allegations established on a balance of probabilities. The allegations concern incidents in January and April 2023 involving an alleged victim identified as A.A., including nonconsensual sexual intercourse and physical assaults that caused bodily injury. Currie is suspended with pay and previously served as regional senior justice for the court's central west region until August. Criminal charges of sexual assault and assault were withdrawn by the Crown in June 2023 due to no reasonable prospect of conviction. The panel held a hearing and evaluated evidence on six allegations.
Read at www.cbc.ca
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]