The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that York Regional Police did not entrap men in child sex investigation
The finding came Thursday in unanimous decisions in four appeals that arose from arrests and prosecutions in Project Raphael, a York Regional Police investigation that began in 2014.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Individuals who continued the chat and arranged for sex were told to turn up at a hotel room, where police arrested and charged them. The Supreme Court concluded that Project Raphael was a bona fide inquiry that did not amount to entrapment under the law.Article contentSecrecy in the courts: Exclusive study reveals increasing use of publication bans in Canada
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