Delays have made a fair trial impossible, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Chistopher Hinkson said.
B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed legal claims by two hockey players and another man who alleged they were sexually abused by a hockey coach, then a member of the Abbotsford RCMP.
Plaintiffs Robert Callan, Thomas Thiessen and Travis Piers each filed suits against Donald Cooke and the Attorney General of Canada in 2011, 2015 and 2019, respectively.But, Hinkson said, the delays have caused memories to fade and witnesses have died. The three plaintiffs also alleged the Attorney General of Canada was vicariously and statutorily liable for the actions of Cooke, as he was a member of the RCMP at the time of the alleged assaults.The Attorney General of Canada denied the allegations with respect to Cooke, and disputed the allegation of vicarious or statutory liability for Cooke’s alleged conduct.
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