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Police officer found guilty of criminal negligence and failing to provide necessaries of life after detainee's death.
The accused, a police officer, arrested a woman who was severely intoxicated by methamphetamine.
While she was in his custody, her condition deteriorated significantly, but he failed to seek medical assistance.
He subsequently transferred her to the custody of other officers and deliberately provided them with false and incomplete information about her medical condition, delaying medical intervention.
The detainee later died of methamphetamine toxicity.
The court found the accused guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life and criminal negligence causing death, holding that his actions constituted a marked and substantial departure from the standard of care of a reasonably prudent police officer.
Historical abuse charges failed for want of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Historical charges of gross indecency, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and assault were tried arising from allegations by an adopted daughter against her former stepfather concerning events said to have occurred in the 1980s.
Applying the W.(D.) framework, the court found the complainant honest and sincere but concluded the evidence did not permit findings beyond a reasonable doubt as to what occurred on several key allegations.
The court accepted some inappropriate sexualized comments and touching along the sides of the complainant's body, but held the Crown had not proven the required sexual purpose for sexual exploitation.
Given the evidentiary uncertainty and the burden of proof, the accused was acquitted on all counts.
Case dismissed decision
Michael Beaton, a chiropractor, was tried without a jury on 10 counts of indecent assault, assault with intent to commit indecent assault, and assault (later amended to sexual assault) involving five male complainants.
The court considered expert testimony on chiropractic practice standards and the admissibility of similar fact evidence.
The judge dismissed the Crown's motion to consider "across the counts similar fact evidence," opting for individual consideration of each count.
Beaton was found not guilty on counts 1 and 2 (JM), guilty on count 3 (RD), guilty on count 5 (AV), not guilty on counts 7-9 (GO), and guilty on amended count 10 (JP).
