R v X. C. Y. – Sexual Assault Charge Withdrawn Mid-Trial: A Toronto Criminal Defence Case Study

Summary. A sexual assault charge under section 271 of the Criminal Code against X.C.Y., a practitioner of traditional Chinese massage, was withdrawn by the Crown partway through the complainant’s evidence at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice. Two failures in the Crown’s case drove the withdrawal: the complainant could not identify who had been in the treatment room, and […]