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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCanada: man acquitted of rape as judge says accuser 'combative' in court
Source: The Guardian
Canada: man acquitted of rape as judge says accuser 'combative' in court
Paul Batchelor, 34, found not guilty in two cases in Ottawa
Judge: Consent can be given without a word being spoken
Tracey Lindeman in Ottawa
Thu 27 Jun 2019 19.34 BST
An accused rapist in Canada has been acquitted in two cases after a judge found one alleged victim to be combative on the stand and the other to be unreliable because her timing was off by one hour.
Paul Batchelor, 34, had been facing two counts of sexual assault and two of forcible confinement.
In handing down his decision, Justice Robert Beaudoin sided with the defences explanation that the women had requested rough sex. Consent can be given without a word being spoken, Beaudoin told the court, as reported by the Ottawa Citizen.
The encounters happened in May and June of 2015. Both womens names are protected by a publication ban.
Batchelor is still facing three other, separate accusations of rape, to be tried in court next year.
In Fridays acquittal, Beaudoin also told the court he didnt believe one of the womens claims she was too intimidated to say no because she had been combative while on the stand.
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Paul Batchelor, 34, found not guilty in two cases in Ottawa
Judge: Consent can be given without a word being spoken
Tracey Lindeman in Ottawa
Thu 27 Jun 2019 19.34 BST
An accused rapist in Canada has been acquitted in two cases after a judge found one alleged victim to be combative on the stand and the other to be unreliable because her timing was off by one hour.
Paul Batchelor, 34, had been facing two counts of sexual assault and two of forcible confinement.
In handing down his decision, Justice Robert Beaudoin sided with the defences explanation that the women had requested rough sex. Consent can be given without a word being spoken, Beaudoin told the court, as reported by the Ottawa Citizen.
The encounters happened in May and June of 2015. Both womens names are protected by a publication ban.
Batchelor is still facing three other, separate accusations of rape, to be tried in court next year.
In Fridays acquittal, Beaudoin also told the court he didnt believe one of the womens claims she was too intimidated to say no because she had been combative while on the stand.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/27/canada-rape-suspect-woman-judge-ottawa-court
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Related: Accused Ottawa rapist acquitted in two cases, woman's testimony deemed 'not reliable' after 'combative answers' in court (Ottawa Citizen)
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Canada: man acquitted of rape as judge says accuser 'combative' in court (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2019
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dawg day
(7,947 posts)1. The judge didn't think it was weird that FIVE different women were willing to go to the police
about this guy?
Well, he must want to retire early. Let's see how long he lasts once the necessary protests start.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. I am so fucking sick of reading about stories like this!
What the fuck is wrong with this world?
I just want to scream at the top of my lungs! There is so much wrong with this society and so little is being done about it.