Sexual Assault Myths Back on Trial in R v Goldfinch
Myths about sexual assault complainants are back on trial. The Alberta Court of Appeal [“ABCA”] recently issued two decisions – R v Goldfinch, 2018 ABCA 240 [Goldfinch] and R v Barton, 2017 ABCA 216 [Barton] – that may change Canada's law of evidence regarding when complainants’ prior sexual history may be admitted in sexual assault […]