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Case of man accused of breaking publication ban in sex assault case adjourned

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Nov, 2014 10:54 AM

HALIFAX — The case of a man charged with violating a publication ban in a sexual assault trial in Halifax has been adjourned until Dec. 11.

David Winslow Sparks, who did not appear in provincial court today, was charged in September after police alleged he posted on social media the name of the victim in the case.

The identity of the victim was protected by a publication ban after a sexual assault charge was filed against defence lawyer Lyle Howe.

Howe was sentenced to three years in prison in July after being found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in March 2011.

Howe's lawyer has filed an appeal in that case.

Outside court today, Sparks's lawyer said she has received the Crown's disclosure but has yet to read it.

Laura McCarthy says the social media post has been taken down.

Sparks has not entered a plea.

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