Two government employees were dismissed after being convicted of sexually assaulting people under their care.
The appellant union grieved their dismissals, and the grievance settlement board ruled that the criminal convictions were only prima facie evidence of guilt, allowing the union to lead rebuttal evidence.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the doctrine of abuse of process bars the relitigation of the employees' guilt for the offences for which they were convicted.
The appeal was dismissed.
