ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Robert Regular’s defence lawyers have opted not to call any other witnesses at his sexual assault trial.
Lawyers Rosellen Sullivan and Jerome Kennedy closed their case in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John’s Monday morning, May 6, having previously indicated they may call one last witness to testify: an expert to speak about the reliability of electronic records from Regular’s law firm.Instead, they and prosecutor Deidre Badcock will present their closing submissions to Justice Vikas Khaladkar when the trial resumes Tuesday morning.
Regular, 72, is charged with four counts of sexual assault and one of sexual interference against a female over a 12-year period, beginning when she was 12 years old. She testified he had first assaulted her in a parked car, and assaulted her several times in the years that followed in his office at his C.B.S. law firm when she met with him as his client, including a time when she was 15, pregnant and in an abusive relationship.
Other Crown witnesses at trial included the lead Royal Newfoundland Constabulary investigator on the case and a supervised access worker assigned to the woman for visits with her child years ago, who had accompanied her to Regular’s office, waited for her outside while she went in for a meeting, and interacted with her when she returned.
The defence also called several witnesses, including members or Regular’s office staff, who testified about his activities and schedule; an expert witness in the field of urology and erectile dysfunction; and members of the province’s Serious Incident Response Team , who had investigated separate allegations that the complainant had been sexually assaulted by a police officer.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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