"On Jan. 13, the council's panel had said it accepted the majority of allegations made in a complaint to the council against Currie and he was found to have engaged in judicial misconduct. "Since Justice Currie is no longer a judge of that court, the Council no longer has jurisdiction over the complaint about his conduct. As a result, the hearing on the appropriate disposition of the complaint will not proceed," the council says on its website."
"The complaint against Currie was made by then-chief justice Lise Maisonneuve of the Ontario Court of Justice. The complaint was filed after Currie was criminally charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of assault in April 2023. Those charges were withdrawn by the Crown in June 2023 on the grounds that there was "no reasonable prospect of conviction.""
Justice Paul Currie retired from the Ontario Court of Justice effective Friday, prompting the Ontario Judicial Council to end its disciplinary process because it lacks jurisdiction over former judges. On Jan. 13, a council panel accepted the majority of allegations in a complaint and found Currie to have engaged in judicial misconduct. A penalty hearing scheduled for Feb. 4 will not proceed. The complaint was filed by then-chief justice Lise Maisonneuve after Currie faced criminal charges in April 2023 of one count of sexual assault and one count of assault. The Crown withdrew those charges in June 2023, citing no reasonable prospect of conviction.
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