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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Important distinction: in Canada, the Crown chooses to press charges, not the victims of crimes. Per the Toronto Star article, the three women who were allegedly assaulted by Ghomeshi did not file police reports and wish to remain anonymous because of fear of retaliation if their identities were made public.
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Another distinction: I believe in Ontario it's the police that elect to lay charges, not the Crown in the sense of Crown prosecutors. Semantics though - your point is the same.
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Originally Posted by Bagor
@bigtmac19. I understand that, hence my question.
So, is there no public interest thing here? i.e. Here we have three women claiming to be violently physically assaulted and not willing to file police reports yet are willing to file media reports?
This is like a trial by media? No?
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Given the high profile of this case, there's likely someone in the RCMP or local police looking at it, and possibly getting in touch with the reporter. The reporter, however, would likely say that his sources are confidential, and he can't devulge their names. The investigator is then hamstrung, and can't lay any charges against anyone due to a lack of any evidence to support them.