Internet chat rooms allow strangers to talk and to arrange meetings in real life. Sometimes people in these chats lie about their age, perhaps pretending to be a youth when in fact they are an adult. A law enforcement officer may also assume another identity during an investigation. To read more, click here. Charter your […]
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If you watch or surreptitiously record someone when they believe they are in a private location, or in a situation where they believe they have privacy, you could be charged with voyeurism. According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, a voyeur is “a person who derives sexual gratification from the covert observation of others as they
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Public Safety Canada states, “Online child sexual exploitation is one of the most disturbing public safety issues facing society today.” Visual, written or recorded material that depicts someone who is under the age of 18 engaged in a sex act or displays their genitals is considered child pornography and it can include anything, even an
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Adults who want to lure children for sexual purposes can meet their victims through instant messages, blogs, chatrooms and online games. The adult may ask the child to swap photos or to meet them somewhere, with these types of incidents increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic. To read more, click here. Charter your best defence when
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If an adult sexually touches anyone under the age of sixteen or encourages someone of that age to sexually touch them, that is considered a crime. In either situation, the illegal touching can be any part of the adult’s body, directly or indirectly, and it can involve any part of the youth’s body. Police often
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A conviction for a drug-related crime can have far-reaching consequences, which is why those charged need the services of an experienced criminal lawyer. Keep in mind that a criminal record will hurt your chances of finding employment and could even affect your ability to travel across the border. If you have been charged, there are
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People found with a large quantity of illegal drugs can be charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. Keep in mind that anyone is only allowed to possess the equivalent of 30-grams of dried marijuana. If you have more than that, police may assume it is not just for personal consumption. The ownership of
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Cannabis is the most commonly used drug in Canada and has been legal since October, 2018. The Cannabis Act states that anyone 18 years of age or older can purchase and possess it, though provinces are allowed to set their own age limits. In Ontario, you have to be 19. That age limit rises to
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The criminal charge of drug possession is not as simple and self-explanatory as it seems. That is because you can be charged with drug possession even if the illegal substance was not directly with you, but is instead found in someone else’s home or a neutral location such as a storage locker. All the Crown
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It is a criminal offence to import any variety of narcotics into Canada that is prohibited by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). The penalty upon conviction hinges on many factors, the two primary ones being what drug you were found with and the quantity. When it comes to the type of drug, the
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