Principal at Céline Dostaler Criminal Defence Lawyer
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Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported – and misunderstood – crimes in Canadian law.
The Criminal Code defines it as any touching of another person without their consent where the touching is of a sexual nature, or where the sexual integrity of the alleged victim is violated. Sexual assault includes unwanted kissing or groping over the clothes, consensual sex with someone too young to consent, sexual activity with someone who is asleep or unconscious, sexual activity with someone who is unwilling, as well as disciplining a child by striking them below the waist. To read more, click here.
