NrLawyers Blog - Sexual Assault

February 12th, 2015

The law in Ontario requires any resident who has been convicted of a designated sex offence to register with the...

January 14th, 2015

Because allegations of sexual offences involving minors evoke such strong public reaction, and because the penalties for...

January 12th, 2015

Some criminal charges result in mandatory minimum sentences upon conviction. For example, a person accused of Internet...

December 24th, 2014

A person doesn't have to be convicted of a crime for allegations of sexual misconduct to have devastating consequences. If...

December 3rd, 2014

In contrast to the normal holiday festivities, this winter is quickly becoming characterized as a time of heightened concern...

November 17th, 2014

An Ontario man will have a new criminal trial now that the Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned his 2012 conviction. It...

November 10th, 2014

Traces of GHB, a drug commonly associated with date rape, were detected in the system of a teenage girl who was found naked...

November 2nd, 2014

We've discussed before the fact that a person doesn't have to commit an extremely violent act to be charged with sexual...

October 15th, 2014

Sexual assault is a crime with serious legal consequences that can affect the accused for the rest of his or her life. A...