What Happens if Charged with Sexual Assault
Sexual assault consists of any sexual contact that takes place without the consent of the people involved. It ranges from nonconsensual touching to rape and can take place anywhere. It [...]
“Creep Off”: A New Reporting Tool for Harassment in Vancouver
As of June 15th, the nonprofit organization Good Night Out has launched a text-based reporting tool called “Creep Off” to accumulate data about harassing behaviours in Vancouver. It’s a tool [...]
Sexual Assault: The Breaching of a Tenant’s Trust
This past March, Jorge Alim Vega Ramirez was sentenced to two years less a day in jail for sexually assaulting one of his female tenants, an ESL student from Japan, [...]
B.C. Supreme Court Overturns Mandatory Minimum Sentence in Sexual Interference Case
Mandatory minimums were created to provide an automatic punishment for certain crimes, including drug trafficking, child exploitation, and sex crimes. But crimes are not committed in rigid situations. A court [...]
Know When “No” Means “No” & Avoid Sexual Assault Charges
The #metoo movement is conjuring up many discussions regarding the rights of women, the behaviour of men, and the ever-evolving line that is continuously crossed. Critics of the #metoo movement [...]
Sexual Assault
Our client was charged with sexual assault after the complainant went to police alleging 2 incidents of sexual contact without consent at parties in our client’s residence when our client [...]