Rehtaeh Parsons’ mother to discuss new law with Harper
The mother and stepfather of Rehtaeh Parsons are meeting with the prime minister Tuesday to discuss how to ensure the distribution of sexually explicit images without consent is treated as a criminal...
View ArticlePanel to release report into Halifax school board’s handling of Parsons case
he final report by two panellists who reviewed the Halifax school board’s handling of the Rehtaeh Parsons case will be released Friday. Debra Pepler, a professor at York University, and Penny Milton,...
View ArticleParents to see Rehtaeh Parsons’ hospital records
A Halifax children’s hospital says it will provide Rehtaeh Parsons’ parents with recommendations from a peer review into how she was cared for last year after they voiced concerns about her treatment....
View ArticleOntario official to review handling of Parsons case
A former Ontario prosecutor and civil servant has been appointed by the Nova Scotia government to conduct an independent review of the handling of the Rehtaeh Parsons case by police and the provincial...
View ArticleLawyer for accused in Parsons case says media coverage ‘one-sided’
The lawyer for one of the men facing child pornography charges after the death of Rehtaeh Parsons says reaction to the case on the Internet amounts to a rush to judgment. After the two men made their...
View ArticleDefence wants Crown in Rehtaeh Parsons case to testify on sexting policy
Defence lawyers for two teens accused of child pornography in the Rehtaeh Parsons case said Wednesday they want a senior Crown prosecutor to explain why, days after her death, Nova Scotia’s Public...
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