Jacques Gallant

Under provincial law, records of complaints against Ontario judges are anonymous unless the judge has been ordered to face a public discipline hearing — a rare occurrence.

As the Star first reported Thursday, the man was reportedly able to get between the defence counsel and judge's tables at a fly-in court in Wapekeka, while court was in

Lawyers who were in the court reported that an individual walked in between the defence counsel and judge’s tables, “took something out and the officer at that point said ‘drop it, drop it’ and then was shot.”

Crown attorneys Meaghan Cunningham and Heather Donkers struggled to prove their case during the eight-week sexual assault trial of five former world juniors, which ended in acquittals delivered by Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia.

The woman known to the public only as E.M. alleged in graphic testimony earlier this year at the players' criminal trial that she was sexually assaulted by members of the

"This is a case about consent," the Crown attorney said. "And equally as important, this is a case about what is not consent."

Frank Harbalis, 32, died after being restrained by two patrons in a Scarborough restaurant on July 11, 2022.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act “recognizes that there must be necessary exceptions to this information being available to, and used by, third parties,” the judge found.

“I apologize for being sarcastic, Ms. Cunningham, but inferences have to be drawn from facts, not speculation.”

The London police detective’s conclusion that the complainant could have been an “active participant” reflects an “incorrect understanding of what consent actually means in law,” the prosecutors said in written