RCMP investigating child porn complaint at Auburn Drive High
A child pornography complaint at a Cole Harbour high school has led the Mounties to begin an investigation. The Halifax District School Board says a girl at Auburn Ddrive High complained to staff that...
View ArticleTeen facing charges in Parsons case jailed for violating conditions
One of the teens charged with child pornography in connection with the Rehtaeh Parsons case is in jail this morning. The 19-year-old, who can’t be named, appeared in court yesterday morning after the...
View ArticleOne year anniversary of Rehtaeh Parsons’ death
On April 7th, 2013, Rehtaeh Parsons passed away after an internal battle brought on by cyberbullying and violence. One year since the tragedy, much has been done to change the way we look at these...
View ArticleTeens facing child porn charges in Parsons case back in court today
HALIFAX – The case of two teens facing child pornography charges following the death of Rehtaeh Parsons is due in court today. Both men are charged with distributing child pornography, while one is...
View ArticleDefence to seek Nova Scotia Crown testimony in Rehtaeh Parsons case
HALIFAX – Defence lawyers are scheduled to appear in a Halifax court today to argue a Crown lawyer should have to testify about why child pornography charges were laid against two teens after the death...
View ArticleAnti-bullying curriculum will save lives: Rehteah Parsons’ mother
A mother who says her daughter was driven to suicide by cyberbullying says a new curriculum will help save lives. Leah Parsons says the teaching material, introduced by the Canadian Centre for Child...
View ArticleSecond man who pleaded guilty in Rehtaeh Parsons child porn case to be sentenced
HALIFAX – A second young man who pleaded guilty in the Rehtaeh Parsons child pornography case is scheduled to be sentenced today in a Halifax court. The 19-year-old man pleaded guilty in November to...
View ArticleRehtaeh Parsons case: second young man gets probation
HALIFAX – A second young man who pleaded guilty in the Rehtaeh Parsons child pornography case in Halifax has been sentenced to a year of probation. The 19-year-old man has been ordered to attend...
View ArticleReview says Crown decision in Rehtaeh Parsons’ case was reasonable
HALIFAX – A review into the handling of the Rehtaeh Parsons case by the RCMP and Nova Scotia’s Public Prosecution Service says it was reasonable of the Crown to conclude there was no realistic prospect...
View ArticleNova Scotia intimate-photo case delayed as lawyers seek to narrow issues
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – The complexities in one of Canada’s largest prosecutions involving the alleged sharing of intimate images without consent has resulted in a delay. Defence lawyer Joshua Nodelman,...
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