Dr. Arcel Bissonnette was back in Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench on Wednesday, and sat silently in the gallery as the Crown told the court it would not be proceeding with its prosecution.
Bissonnette, who was formerly working as a doctor at a Ste-Anne hospital and medical clinic, was charged with six counts of sexual assault in November 2020.“The Crown’s obligation to assess reasonable likelihood of conviction is ongoing throughout a prosecution,” Crown attorney Nadine Vasas told Justice Anne Turner on Wednesday.
Vasas said after reviewing some late disclosure of evidence, the Crown has ‘reassessed’ the six counts of sexual assault before the court.Bissonnette’s defence lawyers declined to comment. The remaining 16 charges of sexual assault against Bissonnette have yet to go to trial. The remaining charges have not been proven in court, and he is considered innocent until proven guilty.
Doctors have a lot of power. Remember Charles Smith and Guy Turcotte?
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