NrLawyers Blog - Sexual Assault

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...

October 14th, 2014

We've written before about the negative impact a criminal charge can have on a professional's career and reputation. An...

October 1st, 2014

Questions regarding the reliability of witness statements often come up in sexual assault cases, especially if it is...

September 22nd, 2014

Being convicted of a sex-related offence in Ontario can not only result in a jail sentence; individuals convicted of sex...

September 17th, 2014

Historical allegations of sexual assault are taken very seriously by Canadian courts. If the accused individual was in a...

September 9th, 2014

Sexual assault allegations arise from a wide variety of circumstances. As we discussed in a recent post, a sexual assault...

August 27th, 2014

Charges of sexual assault are not always based on allegations of extreme violence. Sometimes actions that one party thinks...