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Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Sexual Offences
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Sexual Assault-based Offences
It is not always necessary that the Crown call a toxicologist or any other type of forensic expert to prove that the complainant was drugged using a date-rape drug.R. v. Fleming 2007 ONCA 808
For sexual offences (s. 151, 152, 153, 153.1, 155, 159, 160, 170, 171, 172, 173, 212, 271, 272 or 273), section 274 prohibits the need for any corroboration of evidence. However, it remains a useful practice to consider further corroboration where applicable.F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41 at para. 80
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