Ontario Court of Justice, Waterloo Region · Domestic-related criminal allegations By Chen (Jake) Shen, criminal defence lawyer · Shen’s Law Professional Corporation · Markham · Toronto · Gilford In short: our client was charged on two separate informations with seventeen counts arising from the breakdown of a dating relationship, including sexual assault. The Crown elected to proceed by indictment and […]

Two robbery counts and a dangerous driving charge were withdrawn; the client received a conditional discharge on assault, with no criminal conviction registered.

Charges: Assault × 3, s. 266 of the Criminal Code | Court: Ontario Court of Justice | Result: Withdrawn, June 2026 | Counsel: Jake Shen, Barrister & Solicitor The outcome All three assault charges against our client were withdrawn by the Crown. There was no trial, no finding of guilt, and no criminal record. The case was resolved roughly a […]

Ontario Court of Justice, Newmarket (York Region)  |  Charges withdrawn 21 July 2026 In short: Our client was charged with sexual assault (s. 271) and criminal harassment (s. 264(2)) and faced a Crown position of jail, a DNA order and sex offender registration. The defence obtained late disclosure from an earlier police investigation in which the complainant had been the […]

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charge under section 271 of the Criminal Code against X.C.Y., a practitioner of traditional Chinese massage, was withdrawn by the Crown partway through the complainant’s evidence at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice.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 […]