A child protection trial under Part III of the Child and Family Services Act concerning whether a child was in need of protection due to risk of physical harm.
The Children's Aid Society apprehended the child following disclosures of physical and sexual harm by the father.
The society withdrew allegations of sexual harm at trial.
The court found, on a balance of probabilities, that the child had been subjected to inappropriate physical discipline by the father, including hitting with a belt on multiple body parts, and that the child had expressed consistent fear of the father.
The court found the threshold for protection was met under clause 37(2)(b) of the Act, finding the father's discipline was excessive and created a risk of physical harm.
The disposition phase was adjourned to a later date.
