Client charged with historical sex offences against a young person. Issue at trial was reliability and credibility of the complainant’s allegations, which were denied by the client. After a trial, the judge agreed that they could not find the complainant credible or reliable, and that they believed the client’s testimony denying the allegations. – NOT GUILTY
Sexual Offences
At Stern Shapray, we provide legal representation across a wide range of criminal and quasi-criminal matters, from serious charges to regulatory and provincial offences.
R. v. J.
R. v. T.L.
Client was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. Mr. Beckett negotiated the charge down to the lesser offence of assault, the client received one year of probation, and avoided having to register as a sex offender. – NO JAIL
R. v. S.B.
Client was charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching. The matter proceeded to a preliminary inquiry in BC Provincial Court followed by a trial in BC Supreme Court, where Mr. Beckett challenged the complainant’s version of events. After the second day of Mr. Beckett’s cross-examination of the complainant at trial, the Crown stayed the proceedings (i.e., “dropped” the charges) against the client. – CHARGES DROPPED
R. v. C.
Client charged with sexual assault and unlawful confinement. Crown also applied to seize the client’s lawfully-owned firearms and his firearms license, and to prohibit him from owning firearms in the future. Counsel negotiated a peace bond on the criminal charges, resulting in no criminal record for the client, and also successfully argued to have the firearms seizure and prohibition application dropped.
R. v. K.W.
Client was charged with voyeurism, and making and possessing child pornography after it was discovered he set up a covert digital recording system in a bathroom. Mr. Beckett’s negotiations with the Crown allowed the client to avoid the child pornography charges, jail, and having to register as a sex offender. The client received probation. – NO JAIL
R. v. F.
Client charged with historical sex offences against a young person (a neighbour and family friend). Client denied the allegations. At trial, Ms. Shamess challenged the complainant on inconsistencies in her evidence and the judge agreed these raised a reasonable doubt, and found the client not guilty.
R. v. O.P.
Client was charged by indictment with committing an indecent act in a public place. The indecent act was captured on a witness’ cellphone video. The Crown initially sought a jail sentence, but Mr. Beckett was able to persuade the Crown to agree to a joint submission for a Conditional Discharge with only one year of probation and which would ultimately leave the client. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. T.C.
Client was charged with 17 counts of indictable sexual assault, sexual interference, and forcible confinement, alleged to have been committed against his wife and step-child on multiple occasions over a period of a decade. Mr. Beckett set the matter down for a preliminary inquiry. At the preliminary inquiry, Mr. Beckett conducted a vigorous and robust cross-examination of the Complainants. Following the preliminary inquiry the Crown was no longer satisfied that there was a good likelihood of conviction and the matter was resolved by way of a peace bond. – NO CONVICTION
R. v. F.
Client charged with historical sex offences against a young person (a neighbour and family friend). Client denied the allegations. At trial, Ms. Shamess challenged the complainant on inconsistencies in her evidence and the judge agreed these raised a reasonable doubt, and found the client not guilty. – NOT GUILTY