Outrage after judge ends ‘extremely serious’ sex assault case because of delays
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — A women’s activist expressed outrage Friday after an “extremely serious” sexual assault case against a former Nova Scotia professor was tossed out due to unreasonable delays.
Behrang Foroughi-Mobarakeh was a St. Francis Xavier University professor when he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2014.
In a decision released Thursday, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Patrick Murray stayed the proceedings against him after the case took three years to go to trial.
Lucille Harper, executive director of the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre, warned the ruling could discourage survivors of sexual assault from coming forward.