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Dutch Court Recants Refusal To Delay Trial Of Accused In Amanda Todd Case

The Canadian Press, 02 May, 2016 11:54 AM

VANCOUVER — The trial of a Dutch man facing child pornography and extortion charges against 39 people, including one Canadian, has once again been delayed.

Aydin Coban's previous lawyer, Christian van Dijk, still follows the proceedings closely and says his former client's case likely won't go to trial now until after summer.

Coban also faces extradition to Canada on five charges connected to British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, who killed herself in October 2012 after being bullied by an online harasser.

It's uncertain how the criminal trial's delay will affect the extradition hearing, which was scheduled to begin in June following the Dutch trial.

Coban's current lawyer, Robert Malewicz, was given a month to prepare but complained that four weeks wasn't enough time to ready a proper defence.

He quit the case on Friday after being told the trial would go forward on Monday, a decision the court recanted today.

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