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To make out the NCR defence, “the accused must establish either: (a) that he has a mental disorder that renders him incapable of appreciating the nature and quality of his act; or (b) that he has a mental disorder that renders him incapable of knowing that it was wrong.”

Perhaps you have been following the case of the young off-duty police officer, Constable Michael Theriault, who was charged and ultimately convicted of assaulting the young man now known to the public as Dafonte Miller.

Being charged with any crime can be an overwhelming experience, being charged for an alleged offence that involves the inflicting of physical harm and or sexual impropriety can be life altering.

The prospect of spending time in jail is not a pleasant one. But if you have to go to jail, it’s a good idea to get informed about the jail you will be sent to.

How the Morrison case will affect later cases of child luring in the Peterborough area is hard to predict. Every case is different and turns on its own facts.

It is a very serious criminal offence if intimate images are circulated or made public without the subject’s consent.

Being criminally charged can be a profoundly negative experience. Being charged with sexual assault can be life altering. However, if you find yourself charged as such, it is important that you do not allow yourself to become defeated.

“Domestic Violence” is not, in and of itself, a prohibition in the Criminal Code of Canada. But s.9 of the Code makes it clear that for something to be a crime, it must be found within the Code, so what then is domestic violence?

If you’ve been charged with the publication of an intimate image without consent in Peterborough, you are facing extremely serious legal repercussions.