Borderlines

Sarah Runyon is a criminal defense lawyer on Vancouver Island. 3:00What is sexual assault? 5:30Is all sex between an employer and employee deemed to be non consensual? 6:00Why was sexual assault separated from general assault? Is rape a distinct offence from sexual assault? Are there degrees of sexual assault?7:30If someone is at a nightclub and they start dancing with another person without their consent does that fit the definition of sexual assault? 15:00Evidentiary issues.16:30Often the criminal defense bar wants judges to have a wide discretion in terms of what they can consider. Is this the same in the case of sexual assault? 21:00Does the maxim “it is better that five guilty people go free than one innocent person go to jail.” Is the legal system moving away from this in sexual assault? 27:00Is a restorative justice approach better than the current criminal justice system? 28:45Can sexual assault be verbal? 33:00Is revenge porn sexual assault? 34:00Is there a statutory limitation on sexual assault? 35: