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Sexual Offences Against Children Laws in Canada

Part VIII of the Criminal Code / Against the Person and Reputation

Crimes and Penalties for Sexual Offences Against Children

If you have been charged with a crime in Ottawa, you should consult with a criminal defence lawyer in your area

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Solomon Friedman

Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 403
(613) 202-1900

Murray Fakih Criminal Defence Professional Corporation

Ottawa, Ontario
224 Cooper St. 1st Floor
(613) 695-3005

Law Office Of Sarah Ahsan

Ottawa, Ontario
600-200 Elgin Street
(613) 761-2550

Lyttle Mcgarry Del Greco Llp

Ottawa, Ontario
116 Lisgar Street, Suite 300
(613) 233-7740

Duvadie Law

Ottawa, Ontario
116 Lisgar St Suite 402
(613) 422-1155

Tiger Legal Services (paralegal firm)

Ottawa, Ontario
1101 Calypso St
(613) 818-7132
Sexual Offences Against Children in Ottawa, Ontario - Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Legal Terms

Consent

The voluntary agreement of the complainant to engage in the sexual activity in question.

Hybrid offence

Hybrid offences fall between a summary and an indictable offence. The Crown prosecutor chooses whether to treat the offence as a summary or indictable offence.

Indictable offence

Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Reasonable doubt

The Supreme Court of Canada has said that reasonable doubt “falls much closer to absolute certainty than to proof on a balance of probabilities” and “that something less than absolute certainty is required, and that something more than probable guilt is required."

Summary conviction

Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.

Trafficking

The recruitment, transportation, harbouring and influence over the movements of a person in order to exploit them, typically through sexual exploitation or forced labour. It is often described as a modern form of slavery.

Young person

Those 12 years old or older, but less than 18.

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