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The court granted the Crown's application to exclude the public during the complainant's preliminary inquiry testimony.
The Crown applied to exclude the public from the courtroom pursuant to section 486(1) of the Criminal Code while the complainant testified at a preliminary inquiry.
The accused was charged with multiple offences including extortion, sexual assault, invitation to touch, permitting a person under 16 to be in premises for sexual activity, sexual interference, and defamatory libel.
The complainant, a member of the Afghan community, feared serious repercussions including physical violence and social isolation if her identity became known.
The court granted the Crown's application, finding that the complainant had a genuine and objectively reasonable fear for her physical safety and that excluding the public was necessary for the proper administration of justice.
