Close X
    Friday, September 20, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    Toronto Pastor-Activist Pleads Not Guilty To Nova Scotia Sex Assault Charge

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Apr, 2016 12:23 PM
      KENTVILLE, N.S. — A prominent Toronto pastor has pleaded not guilty to decades-old sex-crime allegations in Nova Scotia.
       
      Reverend Brent Hawkes is accused of indecent assault and gross indecency related to allegations of a sexual assault in the 1970s.
       
      As expected, Hawkes did not appear in provincial court today in Kentville. Halifax lawyer Joel Pink appeared on behalf of Hawkes' lawyer, Clayton Ruby.
       
      Not guilty pleas were entered on the charges and trial dates set for seven days starting Nov. 14.
       
      Hawkes — a gay rights advocate who officiated at former NDP leader Jack Layton's state funeral in 2014 — has maintained his innocence and says he will fight the accusations.
      Prev Next

      MORE National ARTICLES

      B.C.'s Nurses' Union Reaches Tentative Five-year Deal, With Details To Come

      B.C.'s Nurses' Union Reaches Tentative Five-year Deal, With Details To Come
      Health Minister Terry Lake says the deal covers 42,000 nurses and is in line with a government mandate, which offers employees a wage bonus if economic growth is one per cent above forecast.

      B.C.'s Nurses' Union Reaches Tentative Five-year Deal, With Details To Come

      B.C. New Democrats Urge Federal Environmental Body To Withhold LNG Approval

      NDP Leader John Horgan says in a letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project does not meet First Nations and environmental approval conditions.

      B.C. New Democrats Urge Federal Environmental Body To Withhold LNG Approval

      Prince Edward Island Government Sets Population Target Of 150,000 By End Of 2017

      Prince Edward Island Government Sets Population Target Of 150,000 By End Of 2017
      The government of Prince Edward Island says it wants to increase the population of Canada's smallest province to 150,000 by as early as the end of 2017.

      Prince Edward Island Government Sets Population Target Of 150,000 By End Of 2017

      UAE Says 'Group Composed Of Arabs And Canadians' Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison

      UAE Says 'Group Composed Of Arabs And Canadians' Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison
      The state-run WAM news agency said those sentenced Monday later would be deported.

      UAE Says 'Group Composed Of Arabs And Canadians' Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison

      Alberta Shuts Down Environmental Monitoring Agency After Report

      Alberta Shuts Down Environmental Monitoring Agency After Report
      Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says tracking impacts on the province's air, land and water is too important to be left to a group outside government.

      Alberta Shuts Down Environmental Monitoring Agency After Report

      NDP Leader Tom Mulcair Sets Bar For Leadership Review Vote At 70 Per Cent

      NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he believes a 70 per cent result at his leadership review this week would give him the moral authority to stay on.

      NDP Leader Tom Mulcair Sets Bar For Leadership Review Vote At 70 Per Cent

      PrevNext