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Topic: When police are accused, sexual assault is considered "minor" -- OPP
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escapegoat
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posted 30 March 2005 11:14 PM
This article really burned my cheese. --- "This was a minor sexual assault," he explained. "Minor meaning there was no violence, no threats of death, and no weapons used. It was basically sexual touching." --- http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/News/2005/03/30/976742-sun.html Wed, March 30, 2005
Sex rap for OPP officer
By Chris Doucette, Toronto Sun A MALE Ontario Provincial Police officer has been charged with sexual assault stemming from a weekend encounter with a longtime acquaintance, Barrie Police say. A woman came forward Monday alleging the OPP officer had made a sexual advance toward her on Saturday that was "not acceptable," Sgt. Dave Goodbrand said yesterday. An investigation was conducted following the complaint and the accused was arrested later that day. "This was a minor sexual assault," he explained. "Minor meaning there was no violence, no threats of death, and no weapons used. It was basically sexual touching." Const. Gregory Fines, 45, who is assigned to the Aurora detachment, faces one count of sexual assault and had been expected in court yesterday. Goodbrand said the officer and the alleged victim had known each other for a number of years "on a personal level," but he did not elaborate on their relationship. Awkward as it may be to investigate "one of our own," Goodbrand said a "thorough and accurate" investigation must be carried out because "police are not exempt from the law."
From: Ottawa | Registered: Oct 2002
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gabong
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posted 30 March 2005 11:25 PM
Is there such a thing as petty theft?Are there degrees of murder? Is tying someone up and repeatedly raping him/her the same as drunkenly grabbing an ass. I'm not excusing it. I just don't see how the use of the word "minor" is inapproriate.
From: Newfoundland | Registered: Mar 2005
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James
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posted 30 March 2005 11:42 PM
As much as as I distrust police, and particularly when they are left to investigate their own, I can't go with your premise (nor do I understand what it is)Since the Criminal Code was revised, "sexual assault" does encompass a very wide range of offences. Many do involve weapons, many do involve minors, many are very violent and produce serious physical injuries. As this case is described, it is none of those, and so, I'd say falls on the more "minor" end of the scale.
From: Windsor; ON | Registered: Mar 2004
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fzxdude
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Babbler # 8779
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posted 07 April 2005 12:45 PM
see thats the best part about rape ... an accusation is ample ... even with consentual nature of some acts being friskywhat does a woman get for a false accusation ? anger/hatred: screw the guy over in the public eye and possibly send him to jail ... and remember if he doesnt get convicted, he's still screwed ... and if he doesnt go to jail ... its not like the woman is going to get in trouble for it guilt: woman feels guilty about a one night stand (specially a young girl) and decides to ease the guilt by making up a story its too damned hard to make a sex assault charge mean anything in that kind of case, because there may not have been any intent to assault, but just progress a relationship where does it go from being just a mistaken intention to being an assault ?
From: Ottawa | Registered: Apr 2005
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