Ontario judge accused of sexual assault retires, escaping penalty hearing
CBC
An Ontario judge who was found guilty of judicial misconduct following allegations of sexual assault and assault has retired and therefore won't face a penalty hearing, according to an independent body that reviews complaints against judges.
In a notice on its website, the Ontario Judicial Council says its hearing panel has received formal notice that Justice Paul Currie has retired as a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice effective Friday.
On Jan. 13, the council's panel had said it accepted the majority of allegations made in a complaint to the council against Currie and he was found to have engaged in judicial misconduct.
"Since Justice Currie is no longer a judge of that court, the Council no longer has jurisdiction over the complaint about his conduct. As a result, the hearing on the appropriate disposition of the complaint will not proceed," the council says on its website.
The panel was scheduled to meet on Feb. 4, when it said it would discuss the question of an appropriate penalty.
The complaint against Currie was made by then-chief justice Lise Maisonneuve of the Ontario Court of Justice. The complaint was filed after Currie was criminally charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of assault in April 2023.
Those charges were withdrawn by the Crown in June 2023 on the grounds that there was "no reasonable prospect of conviction."
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